Ministry of Justice (Palestine)

The Ministry of Justice of Palestine (Arabic: وزارة العدل) was established in 1994 after the partial lifting of the Israeli occupation in certain areas and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority. The ministry aims to meet societal needs by establishing the rules of justice, equality and order.^[1]

Ministry of Justice

وزارة العدل
Seal of Palestine
Agency overview
Formed	1994
Jurisdiction	Government of Palestine
Headquarters	Ramallah, Palestine
Minister responsible	Sharhabil al-Za'im [ar], Minister of Justice
Website	www.moj.pna.ps

List of ministers

#	Minister	Party	Government	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	Fareeh Abu Madin [ar][1]	Fatah	1, 2, 3	5 July 1994	13 June 2002
2	Ibrahim al-Daghmeh [ar][1]	Fatah	4	13 June 2002	29 October 2002
3	Zuhair Sourani [ar][2]	Fatah	5	29 October 2002	30 April 2003
4	Abdel Karim Abu Salah [ar][3]	Fatah	6	30 April 2003	7 October 2003
5	Jawad al-Tibi [ar][4]	Fatah	7	7 October 2003	12 November 2003
6	Nahid al-Rayyis[5]	Fatah	8	12 November 2003	24 February 2005
7	Farid al-Jallad [ar][1]	Independent	9	24 February 2005	29 March 2006
8	Ahmed Khalidi[1]	Hamas	10	29 March 2006	17 March 2007
9	Ali al-Sartawi[6]	Hamas	11	17 March 2007	14 June 2007
10	Ali Khashan [ar]	Independent	12, 13	14 June 2007	16 May 2012
11	Ali Muhanna [ar]	Fatah	14, 15, 16	16 May 2012	2 June 2014
12	Salim al-Sakka [ar]	Independent	17	2 June 2014	14 December 2015
13	Ali Abu Diak [ar]	Independent	17	14 December 2015	13 April 2019
14	Mohammad Fahhad Al-Shalaldeh	Independent	18	13 April 2019	31 March 2024
15	Sharhabil al-Za'im [ar]	Independent	19	31 March 2024	Incumbent

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Palestine