Attorney General of the Arab Union

The office of Attorney General (Arabic: النائب العام an-nā’ib al-‘ām) is a cabinet-level position in the federal government of the Arab Union, responsible for public prosecution and the administration of justice at the federal level; the counterpart office in each of the 20 republics of the Arab Union and in organised territories is the Solicitor-General (also known as Minister of Justice). For an outline of the subordinate legal divisions, law enforcement agencies, administrative departments, and all other hierarchical elements answering to the Attorney General, see Ministry of Attorney General of the Arab Union; the Ministry of Attorney General is the federal counterpart of the Ministries of Justice of republics and organised territories.

Dr. Bassel Barghouti, a Palestinian lawyer and former law professor at al-Quds University, is the incumbent Attorney General of the Arab Union. The office of Attorney General is an appointed one, with candidates nominated by the Prime Minister on advice of the Arab Congress Presidium and confirmed by the President.