List of heads of government of Libya explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:Libya
Native Name:Arabic: رئيس الوزراء ليبيا
Incumbent:Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (GNU)
Osama Hammad (GNS, HoR)
Incumbentsince:15 March 2021
Acting since 16 May 2023
Department: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
First:Mahmud al-Muntasir
Deputy:Deputy Prime Minister

This article lists the heads of government 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]

Heads of government of Libya (1951–present)

Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)

NamePortraitLifespanTerm of officePolitical affiliation
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Mahmud al-Muntasir1903–197029 March 195119 February 1954Independent
2Muhammad Sakizli1892–197619 February 195412 April 1954Independent
3Mustafa Ben Halim1921–202112 April 195426 May 1957Independent
4Abdul Majid Kabar1909–198826 May 195717 October 1960Independent
5Muhammad Osman Said1924–200717 October 196019 March 1963Independent
6Mohieddin Fikini1925–199419 March 196320 January 1964Independent
Mahmud al-Muntasir1903–197020 January 196420 March 1965Independent
7Hussein Maziq1918–200620 March 19652 July 1967Independent
8Abdul Qadir al-Badri1921–20032 July 196725 October 1967Independent
9Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush1933–200725 October 19674 September 1968Independent
10Wanis al-Qaddafi1922–19864 September 196831 August 1969Independent

Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)

Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)

11Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi1935–20098 September 196916 January 1970Independent
12Muammar Gaddafi1942–201116 January 197016 July 1972Military /
Arab Socialist Union
13Abdessalam Jalloudborn 194416 July 19722 March 1977Military /
Arab Socialist Union

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)

14Abdul Ati al-Obeidi1939–20232 March 19772 March 1979 yearsIndependent
15Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi1939–20242 March 197916 February 1984Independent
16Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajabborn 194016 February 19843 March 1986Independent
Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi1939–20243 March 19861 March 1987Independent
17Umar Mustafa Al Muntasir1939–20011 March 1987[7] 7 October 1990Independent
18Abuzed Omar Dorda1944–20227 October 199029 January 1994Independent
[8] [9]
19Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud1943–202129 January 199429 December 1997Independent
20Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoushborn 196729 December 19971 March 2000Independent
21Imbarek Shamekhborn 19521 March 200014 June 2003Independent
22Shukri Ghanem1942–201214 June 20035 March 2006[10] Independent
23Baghdadi Mahmudiborn 19455 March 200623 August 2011Independent

Transitional period (2011–present)

24Mahmoud Jibril1952–20205 March 201123 October 2011Independent
—Ali Tarhouniborn 195123 October 201124 November 2011Independent
—Abdurrahim El-Keib1950–202024 November 201114 November 2012Independent
25Ali Zeidanborn 195014 November 201211 March 2014National Party for Development and Welfare
26Abdullah al-Theniborn 195411 March 20145 April 2016Independent
—Ahmed Maiteeqborn 197225 May 20149 June 2014Independent
—Omar al-Hassiborn 19496 September 201431 March 2015Independent
—Khalifa al-Ghawilborn 196431 March 20155 April 2016Independent
27Fayez al-Sarrajborn 19605 April 201615 March 2021Independent
—Khalifa al-Ghawilborn 196414 October 201616 March 2017Independent
—Abdullah al-Theniborn 19545 April 201615 March 2021Independent
28Abdul Hamid Dbeibehborn 195815 March 2021IncumbentIndependent
—Fathi Bashaghaborn 19623 March 202216 May 2023Independent
—Osama Hammadborn 197916 May 2023IncumbentIndependent

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libya mired in chaos 10 years after Arab Spring. France 24. Agence France-Presse. 10 February 2021. 14 February 2022.
  2. Web site: 10 years since Kadhafi death, stability still eludes Libya. France 24. Agence France-Presse. 19 October 2021. 14 February 2022.
  3. News: Feature: Libyans struggling in poverty, chaos 10 years after NATO intervention. Xinhua News Agency. 7 May 2021. 14 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Libya's Second Civil War: How did it come to this? . Conflict News . 22 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150320232806/http://www.conflict-news.com/libyas-second-civil-war-how-did-it-come-to-this/ . 20 March 2015.
    Web site: National Post View: Stabilizing Libya may be the best way to keep Europe safe. National Post View. 24 February 2015. National Post. 22 March 2015.
  5. Libya Against Itself. The New York Review of Books. Nicolas. Pelham. February 2015. 18 February 2015.
  6. Fadel, L. "Libya's Crisis: A Shattered Airport, Two Parliaments, Many Factions".
  7. Web site: The World. LA Times. 3 March 1987. 1 January 2021.
  8. News: Libyan ex-PM named new spy chief. Agence France-Presse. IOL. 12 April 2009. 1 January 2021.
  9. News: Exclusive: At bay, captured Libyan spy chief defiant. Reuters. William Maclean. 11 September 2011. 1 January 2021.
  10. News: Libya's reforming premier sacked. 6 March 2006. BBC News. 1 January 2021.

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