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Ministry of Justice (Egypt)

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Ministry of Justice
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Egypt
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Minister responsible
  • Vacant

The Ministry of Justice was the justice ministry of the government of Egypt. Its headquarters was in Cairo.

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It was a new ministry as of June, 2014 with Mahfouz Saber appointed as its minister.[1]

On May 20, 2015 Ahmed El-Zend was appointed to be the position of Minister of Justice[2] and was reappointed on September 19, 2015 but[3] on 14 March 2016, El-Zend was removed by the Egyptian Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail for making controversial comments. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BREAKING: New government swears in". The Cairo Post. 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ Samaan, Magdy (20 May 2015). "Egypt's new justice minister called for hardline Sharia". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Egypt's new Cabinet: What changed and what didn't?". Mada Masr. 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Egypt dismisses minister after 'prophet' comments". Al Jazeera. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.