Nouri Abusahmain | |
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نوري أبو سهمين | |
President of the General National Congress of Libya | |
In office 25 June 2013 – 5 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Omar al-Hassi Khalifa al-Ghawil Ali Zeidan Abdullah al-Thani Ahmed Maiteeq (Disputed) |
Preceded by | Giuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Fayez al-Sarraj (Chairman of the Presidential Council) |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Zuwarah, Kingdom of Libya | October 25, 1956 [
Political party | Al-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.