Doha: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), represented by the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit, has begun monitoring and field follow-up to assess the compliance of lawyers and real estate brokers with the requirements for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. This initiative is in line with the Minister of Justice's Decision No. 103 of 2025, which mandates the oversight of entities under the Ministry's jurisdiction in accordance with Law No. 20 of 2019 on the Promulgation of Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law and its associated regulations.

According to Qatar News Agency, this decision is part of the MoJ's broader efforts to align with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. It aims to strengthen the oversight of legal and real estate sectors by deploying specialized employees to monitor and supervise the offices of lawyers and real estate brokers. This is done following established controls and procedures to ensure effective monitoring and achieve the intended objectives.

From August to the end of October 2025, the monitoring teams are tasked with assessing the adherence of relevant offices to approved internal controls. They will verify the existence of effective customer due diligence policies, record-keeping practices, and procedures for reporting suspicious transactions, in line with the law and regulatory decisions.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit has stated that this initiative continues previous efforts to enhance compliance in the legal and real estate brokerage sectors. It also aims to improve cooperation with national authorities, particularly the Financial Information Unit, to safeguard the state's financial and economic systems against financial crimes.