Lebanon
Supreme Sharia Council Approves Candidates for Written Exam of Jaafari Judiciary
The Supreme Sharia Council in Lebanon, led by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, has approved a list of candidates to proceed to the written examination for eight vacant positions in the Jaafari Sharia Courts.

The Supreme Sharia Council, chaired by the Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, conducted personal interviews with candidates seeking entry into the Jaafari Sharia judiciary. Following these interviews, the following names were accepted to participate in the written examination for the open competition to appoint eight Sharia judges to the staff of the Jaafari Sharia Courts. The exam will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026, at the Dar al-Fatwa at 10:00 AM.
The candidates are:
Sheikh Hassan Ahmad Hamadi.
Sheikh Hassan Ali Farhat.
Sheikh Youssef Hassan Reda.
Sheikh Ali Haidar Darwish.
Sheikh Ali Hassan Abdullah.
Sheikh Ibrahim Muhammad Khalil, born in Shhour in 1981.
Mr. Hassan Faisal Al-Amin.
Sheikh Ali Muhammad Kasab.
Sheikh Hassan Nazih Sawan.
Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Ali Bahsoon.
Mr. Hassan Fahd Al-Husseini.
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