Ali Zeidan علي زيدان | |
|---|---|
 Zeidan at the US State Department, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister of Libya | |
| In office 14 November 2012 – 11 March 2014 | |
| President | Mohammed Magariaf Juma Ahmad Atigha (Acting) Nouri Abusahmain |
| Preceded by | Abdurrahim El-Keib |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah al-Thani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1950[citation needed] Waddan, Fezzan-Ghadamès (now Libya)[citation needed] |
| Citizenship | Libya Germany[1] |
| Political party | National Party For Development and Welfare |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ali Zeidan (sometimes written as Zidan; Arabic: علي زيدان; born 5 December 1950)[citation needed] is a former prime minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees.[2][3] Prior to the Libyan Civil War, Zeidan was a Geneva-based human rights lawyer.[4] According to the BBC, he is considered by some local observers as a strong-minded liberal.[5] He was ousted by the parliament committee and fled from Libya on 14 March 2014.[6] However, he told a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the ousting was invalid.[7]
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- ^ "Libya's ousted PM calls his removal invalid". 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.