Syrian politician (born 1985)
Shadi Mohammad al-Waisi (Arabic: شادي محمد الويسي; born 1985) is the current Minister of Justice in the Syrian transitional government since December 2024.[1] He had served as Minister of Justice in the Syrian Salvation Government in the sixth term of the government since 2022[2] until December 2024.
Al-Waisi holds a degree in Islamic Sharia and a diploma in educational qualification. He is also working on a master's thesis in Islamic and judicial studies. Prior to his judicial and political career, he worked as an Islamic education teacher and served as an imam and preacher in Aleppo for seven years.[2]
During the Syrian Civil War, he played a role in the establishment of judicial institutions in areas under the control of opposition factions. He co-founded the Sharia Authority in Dhahret Awad and served as a judge. Later, he joined the founding cadre of the Quadripartite Sharia Authority in Aleppo, where he held positions as a military misdemeanor judge, an appeals judge, and the public prosecutor.[2]
Al-Waisi also founded and presided over the Judicial Circuit Project and established key judicial institutions, including the Salqin Court, Hreitan Court, and the Northern Badiya Court. In addition to these roles, he has served as the head of the Civil Felonies Court and the Criminal Appeals Court under the Syrian Salvation Government. He is also a member of the Supreme Judicial Council.[2]
In 2024, al-Waisi began serving as the Minister of Justice in the Syrian transitional government under prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir after the fall of the Assad regime and the decision that ministers of the salvation government will serve in the same roles in the transitional government until March 2025.[1]
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