Abdulrahman Sewehli
Appearance
Abdulrahman Sewehli عبد الرحمن السويحلي | |
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File:الدكتور عبد الرحمن السويحلي.jpg | |
Chairman of the High Council of State of Libya | |
In office 6 April 2016 – 8 April 2018 | |
Vice President | Saleh al-Makhzoum |
Preceded by | Nouri Abusahmain (Chairman of the 2014 General National Congress) |
Succeeded by | Khalid al-Mishri |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt |
Political party | Union for the Homeland |
Abdulrahman Sewehli, also spelt as Abdel Rahman al-Suwayhili,[1] (Arabic: عبد الرحمن السويحلي) is a Libyan politician and the leader of the Union for the Homeland party. He was elected as chairman of the High Council of State on 6 April 2016. [2]
He is the grandson of one of the prominent Tripolitanian nationalist Ramadan Asswehly and one of the founders of the Tripolitanian Republic.[3] He is of Turkish origin.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tastekin, Fehim (2019). "Are Libyan Turks Ankara's Trojan horse?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "State Supreme Council elects Al-Sweihli as President". Libyan Express. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ St John, Ronald Bruce (4 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 316. ISBN 9780810878761.