Nouri Abusahmain

Nouri Abusahmain
نوري أبو سهمين
President of the General National Congress of Libya
In office
25 June 2013 – 5 April 2016
Prime MinisterOmar al-Hassi
Khalifa al-Ghawil
Ali Zeidan
Abdullah al-Thani
Ahmed Maiteeq (Disputed)
Preceded byGiuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting)
Succeeded byFayez al-Sarraj (Chairman of the Presidential Council)
Personal details
Born (1956-10-25) October 25, 1956 (age 68)[citation needed]
Zuwarah, Kingdom of Libya
Political partyAl-Wafaa
*Abusahmain position as head of state has been disputed by Abu Bakr Baira and then by Aguila Saleh Issa.

Nouri Abusahmain (Arabic: نوري أبو سهمين; born October 25, 1956[citation needed]) is a Libyan politician. He is a major figure on the Islamist side of the 2014 Libyan Conflict and founder of the LROR group which is considered "terrorist" by the internationally recognized Libyan parliament. He is reported to have rigged proceedings of the General National Congress[1] while serving as its president.

  1. ^ John, Ronald Bruce St (4 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Libya. ISBN 9780810878761. Retrieved 4 December 2014.