List of heads of government of Libya

This is a list of heads of government
Head of government
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of Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

since independence in 1951.

Since independence, heads of government of Libya have been Prime Minister

Prime minister

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s (1951-1977), then General Secretaries

General Secretary

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of the General People's Committee (1977-2011) and again Prime Minister

Prime minister

s (2011-Present).

Heads of Government of Libya (1951–Present)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Kingdom of Libya Kingdom of Libya The Kingdom of Libya, originally called the United Libyan Kingdom came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris of Libya and established the Libyan Arab Republic.- Constitution :Under the...
المملكة الليبية (al-Mamlakat al-Lībiyya)
29 March 1951 to 19 February 1954	Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir was the first Prime minister of Libya from 29 March 1951 to 19 February 1954, and his second term was from 20 January 1964 to 20 March 1965... , Prime Minister	n-p	1st Time
19 February 1954 to 12 April 1954	Muhammad Sakizli Muhammad Sakizli Muhammad Sakizli was the Prime Minister of Cyrenaica from 18 March 1950 to 24 December 1951 he was later appointed as the Prime minister of Libya from 19 February 1954 to 12 April 1954.-Government of Cyrenaica:... , Prime Minister	n-p
12 April 1954 to 26 May 1957	Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim was the Prime minister of Libya from 12 April 1954 to 25 May 1957. Mustafa was born in exile on 29 January 1921 in Alexandria, Egypt. He graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from The Egyptian University in Alexandria in 1943. He returned to Libya in 1950 to help with... , Prime Minister	n-p
26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960	Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kabar was the Prime minister of Libya from 26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960, and he is from a Circassian origin.... , Prime Minister	n-p
17 October 1960 to 19 March 1963	Muhammad Osman Said Muhammad Osman Said Mohammed Othman As-said was Prime Minister of Libya from 17 October 1960 to 19 March 1963.... , Prime Minister	n-p
19 March 1963 to 20 January 1964	Mohieddin Fikini Mohieddin Fikini Mohieddin Fikini was the Prime Minister of Libya from 19 March 1963 to 22 January 1964. He was also the Minister of foreign affairs from 19 March 1963 to 22 January 1964.-Family background:... , Prime Minister	n-p
20 January 1964 to 20 March 1965	Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir was the first Prime minister of Libya from 29 March 1951 to 19 February 1954, and his second term was from 20 January 1964 to 20 March 1965... , Prime Minister	n-p	2nd Time
20 March 1965 to 2 July 1967	Hussein Maziq Hussein Maziq Hussein Yousef Maziq a Libyan politician was Prime Minister of Libya from 20 March 1965 to 2 July 1967. He was one of the most important men in the Kingdom era of Libya.-Family background:... , Prime Minister	n-p
2 July 1967 to 25 October 1967	Abdul Qadir al-Badri Abdul Qadir al-Badri Abd al-Qadir al-Badri was Prime Minister of Libya from 2 July 1967 to 25 October 1967.... , Prime Minister	n-p
25 October 1967 to 4 September 1968	Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush was Prime Minister of Libya from 25 October 1967 to 4 September 1968. After the proclamation of the Jamahiriya by Gaddafi, he went into exile to Egypt and became one of the leaders of the opposition to the Libyan government.- As Prime Minister :During his term as PM ,... , Prime Minister	n-p
4 September 1968 to 31 August 1969	Wanis al-Qaddafi Wanis al-Qaddafi Wanis al-Qaddafi was Prime Minister of Libya from 4 September 1968 to 31 August 1969.-References:... , Prime Minister	n-p	Deposed in the 1969 coup d'état
Libyan Arab Republic
الجمهورية العربية الليبية (Al-Jumhuriyya al-`Arabiyyah al-Lībiyya)
8 September 1969 to 16 January 1970	Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Mahmood Suleiman Maghribi was Prime Minister of Libya from 8 September 1969 to 16 January 1970. He died 17 July 2009.- Biography :... , Prime Minister	n-p
16 January 1970 to 16 July 1972	Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a... , Prime Minister	Mil/ASU
16 July 1972 to 2 March 1977	Major Abdessalam Jalloud Abdessalam Jalloud Abdessalam Jalloud was the Prime Minister of Libya from 16 July 1972 to 2 March 1977. He was also Finance Minister from 1970 until 1972.... , Prime Minister	Mil/ASU
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى (Al-Jamāhīriyya al-`Arabiyya al-Lībiyya aš-Ša'biyya al-Ištirākiyya al-`Uẓmā)
2 March 1977 to 2 March 1979	Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He has held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and Head of State from 1979 to 1981. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
2 March 1979 to 16 February 1984	Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi is Libya's UN ambassador and held a Security Council chair for the January 2008 – December 2009 term. He was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya for two terms, the first term from 2 March 1979 to 16 February 1984 and the second term from September, 1986 to... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p	1st Time
16 February 1984 to 3 March 1986	Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab was a former Head of State and General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya.-References:... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
3 March 1986 to 1 March 1987	Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi is Libya's UN ambassador and held a Security Council chair for the January 2008 – December 2009 term. He was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya for two terms, the first term from 2 March 1979 to 16 February 1984 and the second term from September, 1986 to... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p	2nd Time
1 March 1987 to 7 October 1990	Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya from 1 March 1987 to 7 October 1990 and the foreign minister from 1992 until 2000.... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
7 October 1990 to 29 January 1994	Abuzed Omar Dorda Abuzed Omar Dorda Abuzed Omar Dorda was General Secretary of the People's Committee of Libya from 7 October 1990 to 29 January 1994, and as Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1997 to 2003.... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
29 January 1994 to 29 December 1997	Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud, General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
29 December 1997 to 1 March 2000	Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya from 29 December 1997 to 1 March 2000.-References:*... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
1 March 2000 to 14 June 2003	Imbarek Shamekh Imbarek Shamekh Imbarek Shamekh was the Secretary General of the General People's Congress of Libya from 2009 to 2010. He was Prime Minister from 2000 to 2003.-Life:Shamekh was born on 15 May 1952 in Benghazi, Libya... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
14 June 2003 to 5 March 2006	Shukri Ghanem Shukri Ghanem Shukri Mohammed Ghanem is a Libyan politician who was General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya from June 2003 until March 2006 when, in the first major government re-shuffle in over a decade, he was replaced by his deputy, Baghdadi Mahmudi... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p
5 March 2006 to 23 August 2011	Baghdadi Mahmudi Baghdadi Mahmudi Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi was Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya from 5 March 2006 to as late as 1 September 2011, when he acknowledged the collapse of the GPCO and the ascendance of the National Transitional Council as a result of the Libyan civil war... , General Secretary of the General People's Committee	n-p	Disputed from 5 March 2011
Libyan Republic Libya Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
الجمهورية الليبية (al-Jumhūriyya al-Lībiyya)
5 March 2011 to 23 March 2011	Mahmoud Jibril Mahmoud Jibril Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally , also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril, is a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the 2011 Libyan civil war, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council from 5 March 2011 to 23... , Head of the Executive Team of the National Transitional Council National Transitional Council The National Transitional Council of Libya , sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, the Interim National Council, or the Libyan National Council,...	n-p	In rebellion to 23 August 2011
23 March 2011 to 23 October 2011	Mahmoud Jibril Mahmoud Jibril Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally , also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril, is a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the 2011 Libyan civil war, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council from 5 March 2011 to 23... , Interim Prime Minister	n-p	In rebellion to 23 August 2011
23 October 2011 to 24 November 2011	Ali Tarhouni Ali Tarhouni Ali Abdussalam Tarhouni is a Libyan economist and politician. Tarhouni served as the minister for oil and finance on the National Transitional Council, the provisional governing authority in Libya, from 23 March 2011 to 22 November 2011... , Interim Prime Minister	n-p
24 November 2011 to Present	Abdurrahim El-Keib Abdurrahim El-Keib Abdurrahim Khaled Abdulhafiz El-Keib, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical engineering, entrepreneur, and Libyan politician from the city of Sabratha... , Interim Prime Minister	n-p

Affiliations


ASU	Arab Socialist Union Arab Socialist Union (Libya) The Arab Socialist Union was a political party in Libya.Many aspects of Muammar al-Gaddafi's Libyan revolution were based on that of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Like Nasser, Qaddafi seized power with a Free Officers Movement, which, in 1971 became the Arab Socialist Union... Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of... ist, centrist, government party, only legal party 1971-1977
Mil	Military Military of Libya The Libyan Armed Forces constituted the state defence organisation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya before they were destroyed, and are being replaced by a new national army. A Major General, Suleiman Mahmoud al-Obeidi, was named interim chief of staff of the rebellion's armed forces in mid July...
n-p	non-partisan
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