Mohammed Magariaf

Mohamed Magariaf
President of the General National Congress of Libya
In office
9 August 2012 – 28 May 2013
Prime MinisterAbdurrahim El-Keib
Ali Zeidan
DeputyJuma Ahmad Atigha
Preceded byMohammed Ali Salim (Acting)
Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairperson of the National Transitional Council)
Succeeded byGiuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting)
Nouri Abusahmain
Member of the General National Congress
for Ajdabiya
Assumed office
8 August 2012
Preceded byPosition established
Secretary General of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya
In office
May 1982 – 5 August 2001
Succeeded byIbrahim Abdulaziz Sahad
Ambassador of Libya to India
In office
1977 – 31 July 1980
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf

1940 (age 83–84)
Benghazi, Italian Libya
Political partyNational Front Party (2012–present)
Other political
affiliations
National Front for the Salvation of Libya (1981–2012)
Alma materUniversity of Benghazi
WebsiteOfficial 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 who served as the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013. In this role he was effectively Libya's de facto head of state,[3][4][5] until his resignation in May 2013.[6]

Magariaf is the leader of the National Front Party, which won three seats in the 2012 election, and he was previously well known for having founded and been the first leader of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.[7]

  1. ^ "Profile: Libyan leader Mohamed Magariaf", by Rana Jawad, BBC News, 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ Official website of Dr. Al Magariaf Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. (in English & Arabic)
  3. ^ "Libya leader Magarief vows to disband illegal militias". BBC News. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013. Mr Magarief, the parliamentary speaker who acts as head of state until elections next year.
  4. ^ "Gaddafi opponent elected Libya assembly chief". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 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.
  5. ^ Grant, George. "Magarief elected as Speaker of National Congress". Libya Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2013. As Speaker, Magarief is now effectively Libya's acting head of state, although the true extent of his powers remain undetermined as yet.
  6. ^ Libyan parliamentary chief resigns after political isolation law Europe Online Magazine
  7. ^ Jawad, Rana (October 12, 2012). "Profile: Libyan leader Mohamed Magariaf". BBC News.