Sadiq Al-Ghariani
Sadiq al-Ghariani | |
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| الصادق الغرياني | |
.JPG) Ghariani in December 2011. | |
| Grand Mufti of Libya | |
| Assumed office February 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1942 Tripoli, Libya |
| Residence(s) | Tajoraa, Libya |
| Alma mater | University of Mohammed bin Ali al-Sanusi (BA) al-Azhar University (Msc & PhD) University of Exeter (PhD) |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Website | tanasuh.com |
Sadiq Abdulrahman Ali Alghariani (alternative spelling include Saadiq, Sadeq and Sadik) (Arabic: الصادق عبد الرحمن علي الغرياني) has been the Grand Mufti of Libya since 2012[1][2].
He is also a notable supporter of Operation Libya Dawn.
Background
Al-Ghariani was born in 1942. He studied Sharia law at an Islamist educational institution in Bayda which is currently known as Omar Al-Mukhtar University. He graduated in 1969 and started teaching there in 1970.
In the 1970s he studied a Master's degree and doctorate in Sharia law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. In 1984 he received a doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.
He subsequently became a senior university figure in Tripoli.
Libyan Conflict of 2011
During the Libyan Civil War of 2011, he declared a "jihad" against Muammar Gadhaffi during a televised address. Ghariani was later appointed as the Grand Mufti of Libya in February 2012 by the National Transitional Council.
Inter-war period
In the lead up to the 2012 GNC election Ghariani urged voters not to vote for the National Forces Alliance party led by Mahmoud Jibril because of Jibril's Liberalism politics.