Ali Tarhouni

Ali Tarhouni
علي الترهوني
President of the Constituent Assembly of Libya[1][2]
Assumed office
22 April 2014
Prime Minister of Libya
Acting
In office
23 October 2011 – 24 November 2011
PresidentMustafa Abdul Jalil
Preceded byMahmoud Jibril
Succeeded byAbdurrahim El-Keib
Chairman of National Centrist Party
Assumed office
27 February 2012
Preceded byOffice established
Deputy Prime Minister of Libya
In office
2 October 2011 – 23 October 2011
Prime MinisterMahmoud Jibril
Preceded byAli Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi
Succeeded byMustafa Abushagur
Minister of Finance
In office
23 March 2011 – 22 November 2011
Prime MinisterMahmoud Jibril
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHassan Ziglam
Minister of Oil
In office
23 March 2011 – 22 November 2011
Prime MinisterMahmoud Jibril
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdulrahman Ben Yezza
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Marj, Cyrenaica (now Libya)
Political partyNational Centrist Party
Alma materUniversity of Libya
Michigan State University

Ali Abdussalam Tarhouni (Arabic: علي عبد السلام الترهوني, born 1951) 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 to 22 November 2011.[3][4][5] For a little over a week, he acted in the capacity of interim prime minister of Libya during the departure of outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Jibril from 23 October 2011[6] until Abdurrahim El-Keib was formally named to succeed Jibril on 31 October.[7]

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  2. ^ "Ali Tarhouni voted head of Constitutional Assembly -". www.libyaherald.com. 22 April 2014.
  3. ^ Tahim, Kareem (23 March 2011). "Rebel Insider Concedes Weaknesses in Libya". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Long, Katherine (24 March 2011). "The double life of a popular UW lecturer". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Libya's NTC announces new cabinet". Al Jazeera. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. ^ Daragahi, Borzou (23 October 2011). "Libya declares liberation after Gaddafi's death". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Abdel Rahim al-Kib named new interim PM". BBC. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.