Najm Hamad Al Ahmad
Najm Hamad Al Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 16 August 2012 – 29 March 2017 | |
| President | Bashar Assad |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Tayseer Qala Awwad |
| Succeeded by | Hisham Al Shaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Aleppo |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | |
Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (Arabic: نجم حمد الأحمد) (born 1969) is a Syrian jurist and justice minister from 2012 until 2017.
Early life and education
[edit]Ahmad was born in Aleppo in 1969.[1][2] He hails from an Alawi family.[3] He holds a bachelor's degree in law, which he received in 1991.[4] He also obtained degrees in general law, administrative law and administrative sciences from the University of Damascus and Ain Shams University in Egypt.[4] He also received a PhD in law from Ain Shams University.[2]
Career
[edit]Ahmad served as the chairman of the judicial reform committee formed on 17 May 2011.[2] He also served as deputy justice minister.[citation needed] On 16 August 2012, Ahmad was appointed justice minister by the Syrian president Bashar Assad to the cabinet headed by Wael Al Halaqi.[5][6] In July 2016 Ahmad was also named as the justice minister in the cabinet led by Imad Khamis.[7] On 29 March 2017 Hisham Al Shaar replaced Ahmad as justice minister in a cabinet reshuffle.[8]
Sanctions
[edit]On 16 October 2012, the European Union put him along with other Syrian officials into the list of financial sanctions.[9] The Treasury of the United Kingdom also put him among asset freeze targets the same day.[10]
On 16 May 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including Ahmad, for backing "the government of Bashar Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism".[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Designation of Three (3) Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011". Federal Register. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b c R. Raslan; F. Allafi; Al Ibrahim (16 August 2012). "President al-Assad Issues Two Decrees Nominating 3 Ministers, Appointing Mohammad Waheed Aqqad as Aleppo Governor". Syrian Arab News Agency. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Syria Country Study Guide. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: International Business Publications. 2013. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4387-7569-2.
- ^ a b "Minister of Justice Najem Hamad Al-Ahmad". egov.sy. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Syria decides new government line-up". Ahram Online. Reuters. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Bashar Assad's brother Maher 'loses leg'". The Telegraph. London. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "President Assad Issues Decree Forming New Syria Government". Al Manar. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Syria's Assad orders replacement of 3 ministers". Xinhua. Damascus. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Annex to notice" (PDF). EU. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Asset Freeze Targets". HM Treasury. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ US sanctions Syrian officials, blacklists chief of extremist group KUNA 17 May 2013
- ^ Jeremy M. Sharp; Christopher M. Blanchard (6 September 2013). "Armed Conflict in Syria: Background and U.S. Response" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 14 September 2013.