List of heads of government of Libya
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This article lists the heads of government of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.
Heads of government of Libya (1951–present)
Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969) | ||||||||
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No. | Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Term of office | Political party | |||
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Prime Ministers | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 1 | Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1903–1970 | 29 March 1951 | 19 February 1954 | 2 years, 327 days | Independent | |
First tenure in the office. Served as Acting Prime Minister until 24 December 1951. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 2 | Muhammad Sakizli | 1892–1976 | 19 February 1954 | 12 April 1954 | 52 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 3 | Mustafa Ben Halim | born 1921 | 12 April 1954 | 26 May 1957 | 3 years, 44 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 4 | Abdul Majid Kubar | 1909–1988 | 26 May 1957 | 17 October 1960 | 3 years, 144 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 5 | Muhammad Osman Said | 1924–2007 | 17 October 1960 | 19 March 1963 | 2 years, 153 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 6 | Mohieddin Fikini | 1925–1994 | 19 March 1963 | 20 January 1964 | 307 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | (1) | Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1903–1970 | 20 January 1964 | 20 March 1965 | 1 year, 59 days | Independent | |
Second tenure in the office. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 7 | Hussein Maziq | 1918–2006 | 20 March 1965 | 2 July 1967 | 2 years, 104 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 8 | Abdul Qadir al-Badri | 1921–2003 | 2 July 1967 | 25 October 1967 | 115 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 9 | Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush | 1933–2007 | 25 October 1967 | 4 September 1968 | 315 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 10 | Wanis al-Qaddafi | 1922–1986 | 4 September 1968 | 31 August 1969 | 361 days | Independent | |
Deposed in the 1969 coup d'état. | ||||||||
Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) | ||||||||
Prime Ministers | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 11 | Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi | 1935–2009 | 8 September 1969 | 16 January 1970 | 130 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Libyan Arab Socialist Union/meta/color" | | 12 | Muammar Gaddafi | 1942–2011 | 16 January 1970 | 16 July 1972 | 2 years, 182 days | Military / Arab Socialist Union | |
Simultaneously served as the Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Libyan Arab Socialist Union/meta/color" | | 13 | Abdessalam Jalloud | born 1944 | 16 July 1972 | 2 March 1977 | 4 years, 229 days | Military / Arab Socialist Union | |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) | ||||||||
General Secretaries of the General People's Committee | ||||||||
14 | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi | born 1939 | 2 March 1977 | 2 March 1979 | 2 years, 0 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Afterwards served as Secretary-General of the General People's Congress, from 1979 to 1981. | ||||||||
15 | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | born 1939 | 2 March 1979 | 16 February 1984 | 4 years, 351 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
First tenure in the office. | ||||||||
16 | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab | born 1940 | 16 February 1984 | 3 March 1986 | 2 years, 15 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Previously served as Secretary-General of the General People's Congress, from 1981 to 1984. Afterwards served as Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, from 1987 to 1990 and in 2011. | ||||||||
(15) | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | born 1939 | 3 March 1986 | 1 March 1987 | 363 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Second tenure in the office. Served at the time of the 1986 United States bombing (Operation El Dorado Canyon). | ||||||||
17 | Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir | 1939–2001 | 1 March 1987[1] | 7 October 1990 | 3 years, 220 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
18 | Abuzed Omar Dorda | born 1944 | 7 October 1990 | 29 January 1994 | 3 years, 114 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Afterwards served as head of the Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya (national intelligence service), from 2009 to 2011.[2][3] | ||||||||
19 | Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud | born 1943 | 29 January 1994 | 29 December 1997 | 3 years, 334 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
20 | Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush | born 1967 | 29 December 1997 | 1 March 2000 | 2 years, 63 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
21 | Imbarek Shamekh | born 1952 | 1 March 2000 | 14 June 2003 | 3 years, 105 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Afterwards served as Secretary-General of the General People's Congress (head of state), from 2009 to 2010. | ||||||||
22 | Shukri Ghanem | 1942–2012 | 14 June 2003 | 5 March 2006[4] | 2 years, 264 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
23 | Baghdadi Mahmudi | born 1945 | 5 March 2006 | 20 October 2011 | 5 years, 229 days | Independent (Islamic socialist) | ||
Served at the time of the First Civil War and the concurrent foreign military intervention. Deposed during Fall of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. | ||||||||
Transitional period (2011–present) | ||||||||
Head of the Executive Team of the National Transitional Council | ||||||||
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Mahmoud Jibril | 1952–2020 | 5 March 2011 | 23 March 2011 | 18 days | Independent | |
In rebellion, based in Benghazi. | ||||||||
Prime Ministers | ||||||||
Mahmoud Jibril Acting Prime Minister |
1952–2020 | 23 March 2011 | 23 October 2011 | 214 days | Independent | |||
In rebellion to 23 August 2011, based in Benghazi during this period. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Ali Tarhouni Acting Prime Minister |
born 1951 | 23 October 2011 | 24 November 2011 | 32 days | Independent | |
Deputy Prime Minister, assumed office as caretaker. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Abdurrahim El-Keib Acting Prime Minister |
1950–2020 | 24 November 2011 | 14 November 2012 | 356 days | Independent | |
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National Party For Development and Welfare/meta/color" | | 24 | Ali Zeidan | born 1950 | 14 November 2012 | 11 March 2014 | 1 year, 117 days | National Party for Development and Welfare | |
Briefly kidnapped by armed militants during the 2013 coup d'état attempt. Survived the February 2014 coup d'état attempt. | ||||||||
Following the 2014 legislative election, the government was split between the newly-elected House of Representatives and the outgoing General National Congress, resulting in the ongoing civil war. The 2014 legislative elections were declared invalid by the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 25 | Abdullah al-Thani | born 1954 | 11 March 2014 | 5 April 2016 | 2 years, 25 days | Independent | |
In rebellion, based in Tobruk from August 2014, then in Beida. Internationally recognized until 12 March 2016. Acting Prime Minister until 8 April 2014. Survived the May 2014 coup d'état attempt. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Ahmed Maiteeq | born 1972 | 25 May 2014 | 9 June 2014 | 15 days | Independent | |
Appointment declared invalid by the Libyan Supreme Court. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Omar al-Hassi | born 1949 | 6 September 2014 | 31 March 2015 | 206 days | Independent | |
In rebellion, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Khalifa al-Ghawil | born 1964 | 31 March 2015 | 5 April 2016 | 1 year, 5 days | Independent | |
In rebellion, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government. Served as Acting Prime Minister until 1 December 2015. | ||||||||
Following the inauguration of the Presidential Council and the Government of National Accord, the government remain split between the House of Representatives and the National Salvation Government, recreated after the 2016 coup d'état attempt. However, the High Council of State, based in Tripoli, recognized the GNA. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 26 | Fayez al-Sarraj | born 1960 | 5 April 2016 | 15 March 2021 | 4 years, 306 days | Independent | |
Internationally recognized, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, simultaneously served as the Chairman of the Presidential Council. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Khalifa al-Ghawil | born 1964 | 14 October 2016 | 16 March 2017 | 153 days | Independent | |
In rebellion, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the recreated National Salvation Government. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | — | Abdullah al-Thani | born 1954 | 5 April 2016 | 15 March 2021 | 4 years, 344 days | Independent | |
Based in opposition in Tobruk, Prime Minister of the House of Representatives. | ||||||||
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | 27 | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh | born 1959 | 15 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 184 days | Independent | |
Internationally recognized, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity. |
See also
- List of governors-general of Italian Libya
- List of heads of state of Libya
- Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution
References
- ^ "The World". LA Times. 3 March 1987. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Libyan ex-PM named new spy chief". IOL. Agence France-Presse. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ William Maclean (11 September 2011). "Exclusive: At bay, captured Libyan spy chief defiant". Reuters. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Libya's reforming premier sacked". BBC News. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2021.