Post: | Chairman of the Presidential Council |
Body: | Libya |
Native Name: | Arabic: رئيس المجلس الرئاسي ليبيا |
Insignia: | Seal of the Libyan Presidential Council.png |
Insigniasize: | 75px |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Presidential Council of Libya |
Incumbent: | Mohamed al-Menfi |
Incumbentsince: | 15 March 2021 |
Department: | Government of National Unity |
Style: | Mr. Chairman His Excellency |
Status: | Head of state |
Member Of: | Presidential Council |
Seat: | Tripoli, Libya |
Deputy: | Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council |
This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.
Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention.[1] [2] [3] The crisis was deepened by the factional violence in the aftermath of the First Civil War, resulting in the outbreak of the Second Civil War in 2014.[4] The control over the country is currently split between the Government of National Stability (GNS)—supported by the House of Representatives (HoR)—in Tobruk and the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli and their respective supporters, as well as various jihadist groups and tribal elements controlling parts of the country.[5] [6]
Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969) | ||||||||
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Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Reign | Dynasty | ||||
Reign start | Reign end | Duration | ||||||
1 | Idris I | 1889–1983 | 24 December 1951 | 1 September 1969 | Senussi | |||
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Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) | ||||||||
Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Term of office | Political affiliation | ||||
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
2 | Muammar Gaddafi | 1942–2011 | 1 September 1969 | 2 March 1977 | Military / Arab Socialist Union | |||
[8] | ||||||||
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) | ||||||||
Muammar Gaddafi | 1942–2011 | 2 March 1977 | 2 March 1979 | years | Military / Independent | |||
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3 | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi | 1939–2023 | 2 March 1979 | 7 January 1981 | Independent | |||
4 | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab | born 1940 | 7 January 1981 | 15 February 1984 | Independent | |||
5 | Mifta al-Usta Umar | 1935–2010 | 15 February 1984 | 7 October 1990 | Independent | |||
6 | Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa | 1933–2016 | 7 October 1990 | 18 January 1992 | Independent | |||
7 | Muhammad az-Zanati | born 1937 | 18 January 1992 | 3 March 2008 | Independent | |||
8 | Miftah Muhammed K'eba | born 1947 | 3 March 2008 | 5 March 2009 | Independent | |||
9 | Imbarek Shamekh | born 1952 | 5 March 2009[12] | 26 January 2010 | Independent | |||
10 | Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai | born 1952 | 26 January 2010[13] | 23 August 2011 | Independent | |||
Transitional period (2011–present) | ||||||||
11 | Mustafa Abdul Jalil | born 1952 | 5 March 2011 | 8 August 2012 | Independent | |||
— | Mohammed Ali Salim | born 1935 | 8 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 | Independent | |||
12 | Mohammed Magariaf | born 1940 | 9 August 2012 | 28 May 2013 | National Front Party | |||
— | Giuma Ahmed Atigha | born 1950 | 28 May 2013 | 25 June 2013 | Independent | |||
13 | Nouri Abusahmain | born 1956 | 25 June 2013 | 5 April 2016 | Independent | |||
— | Abu Bakr Baira | born 1941 | 4 August 2014 | 5 August 2014 | Independent | |||
14 | Aguila Saleh Issa | born 1944 | 5 August 2014 | 15 March 2021 | Independent | |||
15 | Fayez al-Sarraj | born 1960 | 30 March 2016 | 15 March 2021 | Independent | |||
16 | Mohamed al-Menfi | born 1976 | 15 March 2021 | Incumbent | Independent | |||
See main article: Next Libyan presidential election.