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; the counterpart office in each of the 20 republics of the Arab Union 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 the 20 republics.

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.