Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib

Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib (Arabic: محمد نبيل الخطيب‎) is a Syrian politician and member of the Ba'ath Party. He served as justice minister from 2000 to 2003.

Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib
محمد نبيل الخطيب
Minister of Justice
In office
13 March 2000 – 18 September 2003
PresidentHafez Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterMuhammad Mustafa Mero
Preceded byAbdullah Tolba
Succeeded byNizar al-Assi
Personal details
NationalitySyrian
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Career

Khatib became a member of the central committee of the Baath Party in 2000.[1] He was first appointed justice minister by then president Hafez al-Assad to the cabinet headed by Muhammad Mustafa Mero in March 2000.[2][3] He continued to serve as justice minister after the first cabinet reshuffle by Bashar al-Assad when he became the president of Syria.[4] In a 2001 reshuffle, he retained his post.[5] His term lasted until 2003.[6] Then Khatib was appointed head of the Syrian Commission in 2006, which was in charge of investigating the assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.[1] In April 2009, president Bashar Assad named Khatib as chairman of the central commission of inspection.[7][8]

References
  1. Moubayed, Sami (10–18 January 2006). "Upping the ante". Al Ahram Weekly. 777. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. "New government formed in Syria". Arabic News. 14 March 2000. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2002). Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 24, 2000. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 557. ISBN 978-965-224-054-5. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. Gambill, Gary C. (March 2000). "Bashar Reshuffles Syrian Government". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (3). Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  5. "New Syrian Government Formed; Veteran Guards Retain Defence and Foreign Portfolios". Albawaba. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. Moubayed, Sami (25–31 December 2003). "Syria: much ado, but nothing happened". Al Ahram Weekly. 670. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet with five new ministers". People's Daily. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". Xinhua. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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