| Usama Siala | |
| Native Name: | اسامة سيالة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Office: | Minister of Communications and Information Technology |
| Term Start: | November 2012 |
| Term End: | August 2014 |
| President: | Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf |
| Primeminister: | Ali Zeidan |
| Predecessor: | Anwar Fituri |
| Office2: | President of General Telecommunications and Information Authority |
| Term Start2: | September 2014 |
| Term End2: | Present |
| President2: | Aguila Salah Issa |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Tripoli, Libya |
| Nationality: | Libyan |
| Party: | Independent |
| Alma Mater: | Tripoli University |
| Cabinet: | Ali Zeidan |
| Website: | http://www.cim.gov.ly |
Usama Siala is a Libyan politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from January 2013 to August 2014. The cabinet was selected by Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on 30 October 2012 and was approved by the General National Congress on 31 October 2012.[1] [2] [3] Siala's term as Minister of Communications and Information Technology ended when the cabinet resigned on 29 August 2014.[4] [5] He was then reinstated as President of General Telecommunications and Information Authority on 22/09/2014.[6]
Siala graduated from Tripoli University with a b.sc. in telecommunication in 1999.
OCT 2014–present dayPresident of General Telecommunications and Information Authority
NOV 2012–present dayHead of General Assembly of LPTIC
OCT 2014–present dayBoard member of the Libyan Investment Authority board of directors
MAR 2015–present dayLibyan African Investment PortfolioBoard member of the Libyan African Investment Portfolio board of directors
NOV 2012–OCT 2014Libyan governmentMinister of Communications and Informatics
Usama Siala is a strong supporter of privatization of the telecom sector of Libya and would like to see the government decrease its hold on the telecommunications sector and get the private sector more involved.[7] News: Sami. Mariam. September 9, 2013. Libya to Offer Third GSM License in Three to Six Months. Bloomberg.