Mazhar al-Wais
Mazhar al-Wais | |
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مظهر الويس | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2025 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Preceded by | Shadi al-Waisi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria |
Mazhar Abd al-Rahman al-Wais (Arabic: مظهر عبد الرحمن الويس; born 1980) is a Syrian Islamic scholar and former militant leader who is the current minister of justice of Syria in the Syrian transitional government since March 2025.
He had previously served as the head of the Sharia Authority in Eastern Syria and a member of the Shura Council of Mujahideen in the Eastern Region. He later became a prominent jurist in Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and held positions within the Ministry of Justice of the Syrian Salvation Government.