Mohamed Magariaf | |
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President of the General National Congress of Libya | |
In office 9 August 2012 – 28 May 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Abdurrahim El-Keib Ali Zeidan |
Deputy | Juma Ahmad Atigha |
Preceded by | Mohammed Ali Salim (Acting) Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairperson of the National Transitional Council) |
Succeeded by | Giuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting) Nouri Abusahmain |
Member of the General National Congress for Ajdabiya | |
Assumed office 8 August 2012 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Secretary General of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya | |
In office May 1982 – 5 August 2001 | |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Abdulaziz Sahad |
Ambassador of Libya to New Delhi | |
In office 1977 – 31 July 1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf 1940 (age 83–84) Benghazi, Libya |
Political party | National Front Party (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | National Front for the Salvation of Libya (1981–2012) |
Alma mater | University of Benghazi |
Website | Official website |
Mohammed Yousef el-Magariaf (also written as Magariaf, Elmegaryaf or Almegaryaf)[1] or, as he writes on his official website, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf[2] (Arabic: محمد يوسف المقريف; born 1940), is a Libyan politician. He was the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013.[3][4][5]
Mr Magarief, the parliamentary speaker who acts as head of state until elections next year.
Magarief, seen as a moderate Islamist, is effectively Libya's acting head of state, but the true extent of his powers is yet to be determined.
As Speaker, Magarief is now effectively Libya's acting head of state, although the true extent of his powers remain undetermined as yet.