Attorney General of the Arab Union

The office of Attorney General (Arabic: النائب العام an-nā’ib al-‘ām) is a cabinet-level position within the federal government of the Arab Union, responsible for public prosecution and the administration of justice at the federal level, leading the Ministry of Justice; the counterpart office in each of the 20 republics of the Arab Union is the Solicitor General (also known as Minister of Justice).

Dr. Bassel Barghouti, a Palestinian lawyer and former law professor at al-Quds University, is the incumbent Attorney General of the Arab Union, in office since 1 August 2014. 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 of the Arab Union.