Abdullah al-Theni

Abdullah al-Theni
al-Theni in 2014
25th Prime Minister of Libya
In office
11 March 2014 – 15 March 2021*
Acting: 11 March 2014 – 8 April 2014
PresidentNouri Abusahmain
Fayez al-Sarraj
Preceded byAli Zeidan
Succeeded byFayez al-Sarraj (Government of National Accord, internationally recognised)
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Personal details
Born (1954-01-07) 7 January 1954 (age 70)[1]
Ma'tan as-Sarra, Libya[citation needed]
Political partyIndependent
Alma materBenghazi Military University Academy
Signature
*Thani's premiership was disputed by Omar al-Hassi, Khalifa al-Ghawi and Fayez al-Sarraj.

Abdullah al-Theni (Arabic: عبد الله الثني  Libyan pronunciation: [ʕæbˈdɑllɑ tˈtini, -ˈθæni]) is a Libyan politician who became prime minister of the House of Representatives of Libya on 11 March 2014, when he took over in an interim capacity after the dismissal of Ali Zeidan.[2] He was previously the defence minister in the government of Zeidan.[3]

  1. ^ "الحكومة الليبية المؤقتة - وزارة الدفاع". pm.gov.ly. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Al-Thinni officially appointed PM, new government within a week". Libya Herald. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Libya Swears in New Defense Minister". Project on Middle East Democracy. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.