Ministry of Justice (Sudan)

Government ministry of Sudan

Republic of the Sudan
Ministry of Justice

Agency overview
Jurisdiction| Government of Sudan
Headquarters| Khartoum
15°36′34″N 32°31′56″E﻿ / ﻿15.60944°N 32.53222°E﻿ / 15.60944; 32.53222
Agency executive|

* Abdullah Mohamed Derf[1], Minister of Justice

Politics of Sudan

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

* 1956 Transitional Constitution
* 1973 Constitution
* 4 August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration

Executive

* Presidency

Transitional Sovereignty Council

President: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Vice-president: Malik Agar
* Prime Minister

Kamil Idris
* Cabinet

Kamil Idris government

Legislature

* Council of States (dissolved)
* National assembly (dissolved)
* Transitional Legislative Authority

Judiciary

* Constitutional Court
* Supreme Court

Chief Justice

Abdel-Aziz Fathal-Rahman Abdeen Mohamed
* Court of Cassation
* Public Court
* District Courts
* Town and rural courts

Administrative divisions

* States

Governors
Abyei Area

Interim Security Force (UNISFA)

* Regions

Darfur Regional Government

Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council

* Districts

Elections

* Recent elections

* General: 2010
* 2015
* next

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Sudan

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* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* Foreign aid

Related topics

* United Nations (UN) in Sudan

Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)

Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)

* African Union and UN in Sudan

Darfur operation (UNAMID)
* Human rights
* ICC investigation
* Khartoum massacre investigation
* National Human Rights Commission

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The Ministry of Justice of Sudan (Arabic: دستور السودان, romanized: Wizārat al-ʻAdl) was created in 1956 by Mohammed Ahmed Abu Ranat and Ahmed Metwally al-Atabani (who became a judiciary head and deputy general respectively after the country's independence from Anglo-Egyptian rule). In 1983, the ministry's responsibilities were clearly defined to include representing the state in legal affairs, reviewing and reforming laws that promote justice, and other functions.[2]

Before 2019 and signing of the Draft Constitutional Declaration, the Minister of Justice also served as the Attorney General, combining executive oversight of the justice system with prosecutorial authority. On 10 October 2019, Tag el-Sir el-Hibir was appointed as the Attorney General but the office was abolished following the 2021 coup d'état.[3]

## List of ministers

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* 'Ali 'Abd al-Rahman[4][5] (1954–1955)
* Ziada Osman Arbab[6][7][8] (1956–1964)
* Rashid al-Tahir[9][10] (1964–1965)
* Mamoun Sinada[11] (1966–1968)
* Rashid al-Tahir[12] (1968–1969)
* Amin al-Tahir al-Shibli[5][13] (1969–1971)
* Ahmad Sulayman[5][14] (1971–1973)
* Hasan al-Turabi[15] (1988–1989)
* Hasan Ishma'il al-Bili[16] (1989–1990)
* Ahmad Mahmud Hassan[17][18] (1991–1992)
* Abdallah Idris[19] (1992–1993)
* Abd El-Aziz Shiddo[20] (1993–1996)
* Abdel Basit Sabdarat [ar][5] (1996–1997)
* 'Ali Muhammed 'Uthman Yasin[5][21] (1998–2005)
* Mohamed Ali Al-Mardi[22][23] (2006–2007)
* 'Abd Al-Basit Sabdarat[5] (2007–2010)
* Mohammed Bushara Dousa[5][24] (2010–2017)
* Idris Ibrahim Jamil[25] (2017–2019)
* Nasredeen Abdulbari[26] (also: Nasr-Eddin Abdul-Bari, Nasr al-Din Abdel Bari)[27] (2019–2022)
* Mohamed Saeed Al-Hilu (2022-2023)[28]
* Muawiya Osman Muhammad Khair (2023-2025)[28]
* Abdullah Mohamed Derf (2025-present)[1]

## See also

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* Justice ministry
* Cabinet of Sudan
* Politics of Sudan

## References

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1. ^ a b https://x.com/SudaneseEcho/status/1943601289230786826 [bare URL]
2. ^ "جمهورية السودان - وزارة العدل | عن الوزارة - عن الوزارة". moj.gov.sd (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
3. ^ Dabanga (10 October 2019). "Sudan appoints its first woman Chief Justice". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
4. ^ "أحمد متولي العتباني أول نائب عام سوداني - النيلين". النيلين (in Arabic). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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6. ^ The Tablet. Tablet Publishing Company. 1959.
7. ^ The Diplomatic Press Sudan Trade Directory: Including Classified Trade Index. Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company. 1959.
8. ^ Sudan Trade Directory. Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company. 1962.
9. ^ "Embassy of Sudan in Canada / Visas Services". www.sudanembassy.ca. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
10. ^ Bidwell, Robin Leonard; Smith, G. Elliot (1998). Dictionary of Modern Arab History: An A to Z of Over 2,000 Entries from 1798 to the Present Day. Routledge. ISBN 9780710305053.
11. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1966:Sept.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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13. ^ Peace, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and (1971). Yearbook on international communist affairs. Hoover Institution Press.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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15. ^ Loimeier, Roman (8 September 2016). Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474414913.
16. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1989 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
17. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991 no.1-6". HathiTrust. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
18. ^ Clements, John (1992). Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Political Research, Incorporated.
19. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1992". HathiTrust. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
20. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1993Jan-Apr,Aug,Dec 1993". HathiTrust. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
21. ^ "Biography of Ali Mohammed Osman Yassin - Ali Yassin Law Firm - Global Legal Insights". GLI - Global Legal InsightsBiography of Ali Mohammed Osman Yassin - Ali Yassin Law Firm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
22. ^ "Sudan's WES draft constitution handed to justice minister - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
23. ^ McCrummen, Nora Boustany and Stephanie (28 February 2007). "Sudanese Pair Accused of War Crimes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
24. ^ "Four Darfuri made ministers in new national government of Sudan". Radio Dabanga. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
25. ^ "Sudan: Dr Jameel Sworn-in As Minister of Justice". Sudan News Agency (Khartoum). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
26. ^ "FFC, Hamdok reach deal on Sudan's transitional cabinet". Sudan Tribune. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
27. ^ "Prime Minister Hamdouk presents new Sudanese government". Radio Dabanga. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
28. ^ a b "- Sudan Tribune". Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2025.

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