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Ministers

 Awad A.  Abu Jarad 

  • Date & Place of Birth: 1961  Al-Mafraq

  • Nationality: Jordan

  • Current Position: Minister of Justice

  • Marital Status: Married father of 3 children

  • Address: Jordan Ministry of Justice

Education:

  • PhD in the Criminal Law - Lebanese University 2001.

  • MA in the Criminal Procedure Law - Lebanese University 1996.

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law - Faculty of Law - University of Jordan 1990.

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law- Judicial Institute of Jordan 1991.

  • BA in Law- University of Jordan 1985.

Experience:

  • Head of the Grand Criminal Court.

  • Vice-president of the Grand Criminal Court 2008.

  • Head of the Al Salt First Instance Court 2008.

  • Judge in the Amman Court of Appeals 2006.

  • Prosecutor, Magistrate and Judge in the Amman Court of First Instance 1991. 

  • Court clerk 1985.

Other Experience:

  • Head of the electronic control committee of detainees.

  • Part-time lecturer at the Judicial Institute of Jordan for the Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Evidence and moot trials since 2005 up-to-date.

  • lecturer of the Criminal Procedure Law at the Yemeni High Judicial Institute.

  • Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Jordan.

  • Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Amman National University.

  • Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Al Isra University.

  • Member of the Judicial Committee for the competition of the selection of judges 2013-2014.

  • Member of the National Committee for Society sanctions in cooperation with the European Union 2013.

  • Participation in the Legal Committee of the Jordanian House of Representatives for the draft amendment of the Penal Code, 2013 and 2014.

  • Member of the Modification Committee of the Jordanian Penal Code 2011.

  • Member of the Modification Committee for the Code of Criminal Procedure Act.

  • Member of the Modification Committee of the interim Juvenile Law 2011.

  • Head of the National Committee of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence Act, 2008.

  • Member of the Modification Committee of the law of the Grand Criminal Court.

  • Vice-President of the Committee to reconsider the penal legislation for the year 2014.

  • Head of the Legislative Committee for electronic surveillance as an alternative to detention.

  • Member of the Advisory Committee overseeing the study work carried out by the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence Association in collaboration with Fred House.

  • Former member of the National Committee against Torture at the National Center for Human Rights.

  • Former member of the Advisory Committee in the field of protection from domestic violence at the National Center for Family Affairs.

  • Training of trainers on the protection and care of children in the field of criminal justice.

  • Mock trials referee in Jordanian universities.

  • Member Delegate at the American lawyers and judges for the Advancement of different courses of criminal law at Jordanian universities.

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