| Awad Al-Baraasi عوض البرعصي | |
| Office: | Second Deputy Prime Minister of Libya Acting |
| Term Start: | 14 November 2012 |
| Term End: | 4 August 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Mustafa A.G. Abushagur |
| President: | Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf |
| Primeminister: | Ali Zeidan |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Benghazi, Libya |
| Party: | Justice and Construction Party |
| Nationality: | Libyan |
| Profession: | Electrical Engineering Politician |
| Alma Mater: | University of Benghazi (B.A.) University of Waterloo (M.A.) University of British Columbia (PhD) |
Awad Ibraik Ibrahim Al-Baraasi (Arabic: عوض ابريك ابراهيم البرعصي; born 28 June 1966) is a professor in Electrical Engineering and Libyan politician.
Baraasi was born in the city of Benghazi on 28 June 1966. He was named electricity and renewable energy minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib.[1]
He served as the vice president of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority before returning to Libya during the revolution.[2] He briefly acted as the deputy prime minister from 4 November 2012 to 4 August 2013.[3]