Mustafa A. G. Abushagur

Mustafa A. G. Abushagur
مصطفى ابوشاقور
Deputy Prime Minister of Libya
In office
22 November 2011 – 14 November 2012
Prime MinisterAbdurrahim El-Keib
Preceded byAli Tarhouni
Succeeded byAwad al-Baraasi (acting)
Personal details
Born (1951-02-15) 15 February 1951 (age 73)
Tripoli, British Administration of Tripolitania (now Libya)
Political partyIndependent (since 1992)
National Front for the Salvation of Libya (1980–1992)
SpouseFatma Ahmed (1977–present)
ChildrenOusama
Soumiea
Asmah
Sarrah
Noor
Alma materUniversity of Tripoli
California Institute of Technology

Mustafa A. G. Abushagur (مصطفى ابوشاقور غيت ابوشاقور; born 15 February 1951) is a Libyan politician, professor of electrical engineering, university president and entrepreneur. He served as interim Deputy Prime Minister of Libya from 22 November 2011 to 14 November 2012 in Abdurrahim El-Keib's cabinet[1] and was briefly elected to succeed El-Keib as Prime Minister in 2012, before failing to receive congressional approval for his cabinet nominees and being removed from office.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Full List of Official NTC Executive Board". feb17linfo. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ Ashraf Abdul Wahab; Michel Cousins (12 September 2012). "Abushagur to be new prime minister". Libya Herald. Tripoli. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Libyan Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur to stand down". BBC News. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.