The Ministry of Justice of Lebanon () is a ministry of the Lebanese government responsible for the administration and organization of the judiciary, oversight of the application of laws, preparation of draft legislation, and representation of the Lebanese state before courts. Its institutional origins date back to the establishment of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate in 1920, and its current structure is governed primarily by Legislative Decree No. 151 of 1983, which remains in force.
Research on the archives of Lebanon’s Court of Cassation has shown that judicial records are preserved across multiple administrative sites and have been subject to damage, dispersal, and later efforts at reorganization, reflecting the material challenges of maintaining legal continuity in the aftermath of conflict.
List of Justice ministers The following is a list of Heads of justice administration in Lebanon:
MinisterTerm of officeCharles Dabbas01 Sep 1920May 1926Najib KabbaniMay 1926May 1927Choucri CardahiMay 1927May 1928Bechara El KhouryMay 1928Aug 1928Najib SawanAug 1928Choucri CardahiAug 1928May 1929Najib SawanMay 1929Mar 1930Ahmed al-HusseinyMar 1930Jul 1931Auguste PachaJul 1931May 1932Sami Al KhouryMay 1932Jan 1937Khayreddin al-AhdabJan 1937Mar 1938Khaled ChehabMar 1938Nov 1938Abdallah El-YafiNov 1938Dec 1941Philippe BoulosDec 1941Jul 1942Ahmed al-HusseinyJul 1942Mar 1943Ayoub Tabet Mar 1943Sep 1943Habib Abu ShahlaSep 1943Jan 1945Salim Habib Takla Jan 1945Henri PharaounJan 194522 Aug 1945Saadi Al Munla22 Aug 194522 May 1946Ahmed al-Husseiny22 May 1946Dec 1946Abdallah El-YafiDec 1946Jul 1948Riad Al SolhJul 194801 Oct 1949Charles Helou 01 Oct 194914 Feb 1951Boulos Fayyad14 Feb 195107 Jun 1951Rashid Karami07 Jun 195111 Feb 1952Fouad Al-Khoury 11 Feb 195209 Sep 1952Basil Trad09 Sep 195218 Sep 1952Khaled Chehab18 Sep 195230 Sep 1952Mousa Mubarak30 Sep 195230 Apr 1953Muhieddin Al-Nasali30 Apr 195316 Aug 1953Bashir Al Awar16 Aug 195301 Mar 1954Alfred Naqqache01 Mar 195416 Sep 1954Charles Helou16 Sep 195409 Jul 1955Gabriel Murr09 Jul 195519 Sep 1955Fouad Ghosn19 Sep 195519 Mar 1956Salim Lahoud 19 Mar 195608 Jun 1956Alfred Naqqache09 Jun 1956Nov 1956Sami SolhNov 195603 Jan 1957Emile Dawood Tian03 Jan 195718 Aug 1957Sami Solh18 Aug 195714 Mar 1958Bashir Al Awar14 Mar 195824 Sep 1958Yousef Al-Suda24 Sep 1958Oct 1958Hussein Al OweiniOct 1958Philippe TaklaOct 195814 May 1960Gibran Nahas14 May 196001 Aug 1960Nasim Majdalani01 Aug 196020 May 1961Philippe Boulos20 May 196131 Oct 1961Fouad Boutros31 Oct 196120 Feb 1964Gibran Nahas 20 Feb 1964Jul 1965Emile Dawood TianJul 1965Nov 1965Nasim MajdalaniNov 1965Apr 1966Philippe TaklaApr 196606 Dec 1966Fouad Rizk06 Dec 196608 Feb 1968Rashid Baydoun08 Feb 1968Oct 1968Majid ArslanOct 196815 Jan 1969Shafik Wazzan15 Jan 196925 Nov 1969Adel Osseiran25 Nov 196913 Oct 1970Jamil Rachid Kabbi13 Oct 197027 May 1972Bashir Al Awar27 May 197225 Apr 1973Kazem al-Khalil25 Apr 1973May 1975Nureddine RifaiMay 1975Jun 1975Position vacantJun 197509 Dec 1976Farid Raphaël09 Dec 197616 Jul 1979Youssef Gebran16 Jul 197925 Oct 1980Khatchig Babikian25 Oct 198008 Oct 1982Roger Shaikhani08 Oct 198229 Apr 1984Nabih Berri29 Apr 198422 Sep 1988Lotfi Jaber22 Sep 198825 Nov 1989Edmond Rizk25 Nov 198916 May 1992Nasri Maalouf16 May 199230 Oct 1992Bahij Tabbara31 Oct 199224 Dec 1998Joseph Shaoul 24 Dec 199823 Oct 2000Samir Jisr23 Oct 200026 Oct 2004Adnan Addoum26 Oct 200419 Apr 2005Khaled Qabbani19 Apr 200519 Jul 2005Charles Rizk 19 Jul 200521 Jul 2008Ibrahim Najjar 22 Jul 200813 Jun 2011Shakib Qortbawi13 Jun 201115 Feb 2014Ashraf Rifi15 Feb 201421 Feb 2016Position vacant21 Feb 201618 Dec 2016Salim Jreissati18 Dec 201631 Jan 2019Albert Serhan31 Jan 201921 Jan 2020Marie-Claude Najm21 Jan 202010 Sep 2021Henry Khoury10 Sep 20218 Feb 2025Adel Nassar8 Feb 2025Incumbent
See also Politics of Lebanon
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