The Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Ədliyyə Nazirliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor, maintaining the legal system and public order and instituting law reforms.

In 1930, the Commissariat was liquidated, all its competencies were transferred to the Supreme Court, the Central Executive Committee, the prosecutor's office and other bodies.

[3] In 1933, the People's Commissariat of Justice was reorganized, and it was responsible for drafting bills, interpreting laws, training judicial personnel, providing legal assistance to the population, penitentiary system management, and so on.

The second birthday of the Ministry of Justice of the Azerbaijan SSR is considered to be October 27, 1970, when Heydar Aliyev came to power in the republic.

The ministry also oversees the state registration of legal entities, maintaining register of publications.