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 21 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.