Foreign_ministers_of_libya
This is a list of foreign ministers of Libya.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| وزيرة الخارجية | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Mr. Minister (currently) Miss. Minister (Not at the moment) |
| Type | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Member of | Cabinet of Libya |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Tripoli, Libya |
| Term length | No fixed term At the Prime Minister's behest |
| Formation | 29 March 1951; 73 years ago (1951-03-29) |
| First holder | Ali Jerbi |
| Website | www.foreign.gov.ly |
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Title of foreign minister varies depending on political regime. For example, during the Jamahiriya era (1977–2011), the title was Secretary of People's Committee for Foreign Communication and International Cooperation.
More information Libyan provisional government (pre-independence, 1951), Portrait ...
Libyan provisional government (pre-independence, 1951) | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
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Ali Jerbi | 1903–1969 | 29 March 1951 – 24 December 1951 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969) | ||||
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Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1903–1970 | 24 December 1951 – 19 February 1954 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
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Muhammad Sakizli | 1892–1976 | 19 February 1951 – 11 April 1954 | Muhammad Sakizli |
| Abdul Salam al-Buseiri | 1898–? | 11 April 1954 – 3 December 1954 | Mustafa Ben Halim | |
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Mustafa Ben Halim | 1921– 2021 | 3 December 1954 – 30 October 1956 | |
| Ali Sahli | 1924–2004 | 30 October 1956 – 14 March 1957 | ||
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Abdul Majid Kubar (1st time) |
1909–1988 | 14 March 1957 – 26 May 1957 | |
| Wahbi al-Bouri (1st time) |
1916–2010 | 26 May 1956 – 11 October 1958 | Abdul Majid Kubar | |
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Abdul Majid Kubar (2nd time) |
1909–1988 | 11 October 1958 – 16 October 1960 | |
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Abdul Qadir al-Allam | 1919–2003 | 16 October 1960 – 3 May 1961 | Muhammad Osman Said |
| Suleiman Jerbi | ? | 3 May 1961 – 27 January 1962 | ||
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Wanis al-Qaddafi (1st time) |
1924–1986 | 27 January 1962 – 6 March 1963 | |
| Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1930–1999 | 6 March 1963 – 19 March 1963 | ||
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Mohieddin Fikini | 1925–1994 | 19 March 1963 – 22 January 1964 | Mohieddin Fikini |
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Hussein Maziq | 1918–2006 | 22 January 1964 – 20 March 1965 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
| Wahbi al-Bouri (2nd time) |
1916–2010 | 20 March 1965 – 2 October 1965 | Hussein Maziq | |
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Ahmad Bishti | born 1927 | 2 October 1965 – 4 January 1968 | Hussein Maziq (1965–1967) Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1967) Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1967–1968) |
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Wanis al-Qaddafi (2nd time) |
1924–1986 | 4 January 1968 – 4 September 1968 | Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush |
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Shams ad-Din Orabi | died 2009 | 4 September 1968 – June 1969 | Wanis al-Qaddafi |
| Ali Hassanein | 1925–2018 | June 1969 – 31 August 1969 | ||
Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) | ||||
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Salah Busir | 1925–1973 | 1969–1970 | Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi |
| Mohammed Najm | 1943–2016 | 1970–1972 | Muammar Gaddafi | |
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Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia | 1931–c. 1993 | 1972–1973 | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| Abdul Monem el Houni | ? | 1974–1975 | ||
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Ali Treki (1st time) |
1938–2015 | 1976–1977 | |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Secretary of General People's Committee |
| Secretaries of the People's Committee for External Communication | ||||
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Ali Treki | 1938–2015 | 1977–1982 | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1977–1979) Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (1979–1982) |
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Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1st time) |
1939–2023 | 1982–1984 | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi |
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Ali Treki (2nd time) |
1938–2015 | 1984–1986 | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
| Kamel Maghur | 1935–2002 | 1986–1987 | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | |
| Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | born 1939 | 1987–1990 | Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir | |
| Ibrahim al Bishari | c. 1942–1997 | 1990–1992 | Abuzed Omar Dorda | |
| Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir | 1939–2001 | 1992–2000 | Abuzed Omar Dorda (1992–1994) Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1994–1997) Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush (1997–2000) | |
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Abdel Rahman Shalgham | born 1949 | 2000–2009 | Imbarek Shamekh (2000–2003) Shukri Ghanem (2003–2006) Baghdadi Mahmudi (2006–2009) |
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Moussa Koussa | born 1950 | 2009–2011 | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
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Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (2nd time) |
1939–2023 | 2011 | |
Transitional period (2011–2021) | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
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Mahmoud Jibril | 1952–2020 | 23 March 2011 – 23 November 2011 | Mahmoud Jibril |
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Ashour Bin Khayal | born 1939 | 24 November 2011 – 14 November 2012 | Abdurrahim El-Keib |
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Mohamed Abdelaziz | born c. 1952 | 14 November 2012 – 28 September 2014 | Ali Zeidan (2012–2014) Abdullah al-Thani (2014) |
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Mohammed al-Dairi | born 1952 | 28 September 2014 – 28 February 2019 | Abdullah al-Thani |
| Abdulhadi Elhweg | born 1971 | 28 February 2019 – 15 March 2021 | Abdullah al-Thani | |
Government of National Accord (2016–2021) | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
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Mohamed Taha Siala | born 1943 | 30 March 2016 – 15 March 2021 | Fayez al-Sarraj |
Government of National Unity (2021–present) | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
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Najla Mangoush | born 1970 | 15 March 2021 – 28 August 2023 (Suspended) | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
| Fathallah al-Zani (Acting) | born 1985 | 28 August 2023 – 3 September 2023 | ||
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Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (Acting) | born 1958 | 3 September 2023 – 22 September 2023 | |
| Taher al-Baour (Acting) | born 1971 | 22 September 2023 – Present | ||
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- Despite that the list shown on website of Libyan foreign ministry are one of the sources used in this list, it omits some ministers, like Shams ad-Din Orabi, and Ali Hassanein, between Ahmad Bishti, and Salah Busir.
- Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, "Libia bain al Madi wal Hadir: Safahat men at Tarikh as Siyasi", 4 vols., Markaz ad Dirasat al Libiya, Oxford, 2004.
- Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 3, 1st ed., 2012.
- Libyan Foreign Ministry-List of Foreign Ministers (Arabic)
- http://rulers.org/fm3.doc