Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini explained

Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini
Order1:	Governor of the Central Bank of Libya
Term Start1:	7 October 1990
Term End1:	13 February 1996
Predecessor1:	Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab
Successor1:	Taher Al-Jehaimi
Term Start2:	6 March
Term End2:	2 April 2011 (acting)
Predecessor2:	Farhat Bengdara
Successor2:	Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab
Birth Date:	1938
Birth Place:	Tripoli, Italian Libya
Death Date:	12 November 2021 (aged 82)^[1]

Dr. Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini (ar|عبد الحفيظ محمود الزليطني; 1938 – 12 November 2021) was a Libyan politician who served as Assistant Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (Deputy Prime Minister) prior to the Libyan Civil War.^[2]

Background

In late 2001, Zulaytini took over from Ahmad Abdel Karim Ahmad as acting chairman of the governing council for state-owned National Oil Company (NOC), becoming the top man in the petroleum sector in Libya. Ahmad had been chairman since 1 October 2000 and was relatively a new figure promoted by someone close to Gaddafi. He had taken over from Abdallah Salem el-Badri. Zulaytini was appointed NOC chairman in January 2002, with specific directions to work on attracting foreign investment into Libya.^[3]

On 23 February 2007, the Libyan General People's Congress passed a resolution appointing a new cabinet led by Baghdadi Mahmudi, the current prime minister and a new deputy, al-Zulaytini.^[4]

Other activities

Al-Zulaytini was also deputy chairman for the Libyan Investment Corporation (LIC), which was established in early 2007 as a holding company with a mandate to manage and restructure state enterprises, such as the Fund for Africa and the Economic and Social Development Fund. Board members include Planning Secretary Taher Al-Jehaimi, Secretary of Finance Muhammad al-Huwayj, and Farhat Bengdara, who is governor of the Central Bank of Libya. LIC's President and CEO is Muhammad Layas who previously chaired the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank (LAFB).^[5] He was Secretary of Finance from 2009 to 2011.

Zulaytini was also the chairman of Al Masraf, a commercial bank in the United Arab Emirates.^[6]

See also

• General People's Committee of Libya

Notes and References

1. https://www.libyaakhbar.com/breaking/1716505.html وفاة المسؤول الاقتصادي والمالي الليبي عبد الحفيظ الزليطني، الذي تقلد عدة مناصب إ
2. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members 13 August 2007 . 9 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516212254/http://www.exxun.com/acf_chiefsofstate/Libya/jcf_1.html . 16 May 2008 . dead .
3. Abdel Hafidh Mahmoud Zlitni (also Abdel Hafez Zleitni). APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy: 29 July 2002
4. https://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/ukti/appmanager/ukti/countries?_nfpb=true&portlet_3_5_actionOverride=%2Fpub%2Fportlets%2FgenericViewer%2FshowContentItem&_windowLabel=portlet_3_5&portlet_3_5navigationPageId=%2Flibya&portlet_3_5navigationContentPath=%2FBEA+Repository%2F328%2F400159&_pageLabel=CountryType1 Libya:Ministerial cabinet reshuffle announced
5. Web site: Goliath.com Libya: The Government . 9 September 2007 . 22 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222015428/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6768855/LIBYA-The-Government.html . dead .
6. UAE: Masraf plans retail push, Emirates Today, 8 September 2007