Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi عبد العاطي العبيدي | |
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| Prime Minister of Libya | |
| In office 2 March 1977 – 2 March 1979 | |
| Leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Preceded by | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| Succeeded by | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi |
| Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | |
| In office 2 March 1979 – 7 January 1981 | |
| Leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Preceded by | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
| Foreign Minister of Libya | |
| In office 1982–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Treki |
| Succeeded by | Ali Treki |
| In office 6 April 2011 – 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Moussa Koussa |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Jibril |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1939[1] Italian Libya |
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (/ˈɑːbdəl ˈɑːti ɑːl oʊˈbeɪdi/ (
listen); Arabic: عبد العاطي العبيدي; born 10 October 1939) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and General Secretary of General People's Congress from 1979 to 1981. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their nuclear weapons program. Amidst a 2011 civil war between Gaddafi loyalists and rebels, he was Foreign Minister in 2011. On 31 August 2011, he was detained west of Tripoli by rebel forces.[2][3] In June 2013, a court found him not guilty of a charge of mismanagement.[4]
Career[]
- General Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister)
- 1 March 1977 to 1 March 1979
- General Secretary of the General People's Congress (Head of State)
- 2 March 1979 to 7 January 1981
- Other positions
- Minister for European Affairs
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1982 to 1984; 2011
- Deputy Foreign Minister
- Libyan Ambassador to Tunisia
- Libyan Ambassador to Italy
See also[]
- List of heads of government of Libya
- Libyan Civil War
- History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
- Foreign relations of Libya
References[]
- ^ The Middle East and North Africa. December 1980. ISBN 9780905118505.
- ^ "Libya's former foreign minister surrenders - video". The Guardian. September 2011.
- ^ "'It's over for Gaddafi' says his foreign minister". 24 August 2011.
- ^ Former Gaddafi official given senior position in Libyan eastern ruling body Middle East Monitor, April 3, 2017
- Notes
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- Ambassadors of Libya to Italy
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