Ahmad Ziadat

Ahmad Nouri Ziadat is a Jordanian politician. He was Minister of Justice from 7 May 2021 until 18 September 2024. Previously he had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs since 12 October 2020 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh.

Education

Ziadat holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Jordan, a Master of Laws from the Harvard University and a Doctor of Law from the University of London.

Career

From 1983 until 1984, Ziadat was a research and teaching assistant at the University of Jordan. Between 1990 and 2003, he worked as an assistant professor at the University of Jordan and as a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Banking Studies, Al-Ahliyya Amman University and Al-Bayt University.
In 2003, he was named associate professor at the University of Jordan, and additionally served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law until 2005.
In 2016, Ziadat was appointed Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs.
From 2020 until 2021, he served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs.
Between 7 May 2021 until 18 September 2024, Ziadat had been the Minister of Justice.