List of heads of government of Libya

Prime Minister of the State of Libya
رئيس الوزراء دولة ليبيا
Seal of the Government of National Unity
Incumbent Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh since 15 March 2021
Government of National Unity
Style	Mr. Prime Minister His Excellency
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Cabinet of Libya
Reports to	Chairman of the Presidential Council
Seat	Tripoli, Libya
Formation	29 March 1951 (1951-03-29)
First holder	Mahmud al-Muntasir
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Website	pm.gov.ly

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)
No.		Name	Portrait	Lifespan	Term of office			Political party
					Took office	Left office	Time in office
Prime Ministers
	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.
	2	Muhammad Sakizli		1892–1976	19 February 1954	12 April 1954	52 days	Independent
	3	Mustafa Ben Halim		born 1921	12 April 1954	26 May 1957	3 years, 44 days	Independent
	4	Abdul Majid Kubar		1909–1988	26 May 1957	17 October 1960	3 years, 144 days	Independent
	5	Muhammad Osman Said		1924–2007	17 October 1960	19 March 1963	2 years, 153 days	Independent
	6	Mohieddin Fikini		1925–1994	19 March 1963	20 January 1964	307 days	Independent
	(1)	Mahmud al-Muntasir		1903–1970	20 January 1964	20 March 1965	1 year, 59 days	Independent
					Second tenure in the office.
	7	Hussein Maziq		1918–2006	20 March 1965	2 July 1967	2 years, 104 days	Independent
	8	Abdul Qadir al-Badri		1921–2003	2 July 1967	25 October 1967	115 days	Independent
	9	Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush		1933–2007	25 October 1967	4 September 1968	315 days	Independent
	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
	11	Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi		1935–2009	8 September 1969	16 January 1970	130 days	Independent
	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.
	13	Abdessalam Jalloud		born 1944	16 July 1972	2 March 1977	4 years, 229 days	Military / Arab Socialist Union
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)
Secretaries-General of the General People's Committee
	14	Abdul Ati al-Obeidi		born 1939	2 March 1977	2 March 1979	2 years	Independent (Islamic socialist)
					Afterwards served as Secretary-General of the General People's Congress (head of state), 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 (head of state), 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	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.
	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	2 years, 264 days	Independent (Islamic socialist)
	23	Baghdadi Mahmudi		born 1945	5 March 2006	23 August 2011	5 years, 171 days	Independent (Islamic socialist)
					Served at the time of the First Civil War and the concurrent foreign military intervention. Deposed during the Battle of Tripoli.
Transitional period (2011–present)
Head of the Executive Team of the National Transitional Council
	24	Mahmoud Jibril		1952–2020	5 March 2011	23 March 2011	18 days	Independent
					In rebellion, based in Benghazi.
		Prime Ministers
		Mahmoud Jibril		1952–2020	23 March 2011	23 October 2011	214 days	Independent
					In rebellion to 23 August 2011, based in Benghazi during this period.
	—	Ali Tarhouni Acting Prime Minister		born 1951	23 October 2011	24 November 2011	32 days	Independent
					Deputy Prime Minister, assumed office as caretaker.
	—	Abdurrahim El-Keib Acting Prime Minister		1950–2020	24 November 2011	14 November 2012	356 days	Independent
	25	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 parliamentary election, the government was split between the newly-elected House of Representatives and the outgoing General National Congress, resulting in the Second Civil War. The 2014 elections were declared invalid by the Supreme Court in November 2014.
	26	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.
	—	Ahmed Maiteeq		born 1972	25 May 2014	9 June 2014	15 days	Independent
					Appointment declared invalid by the Libyan Supreme Court.
	—	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.
	—	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.
	27	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.
	—	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.
	—	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.
	28	Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh		born 1958	15 March 2021	Incumbent	248 days	Independent
					Internationally recognized, based in Tripoli. Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity.

Timeline

See also

• List of governors-general of Italian Libya
• List of heads of state of Libya
• Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution

External links

• World Statesmen – Libya