Abdulbari Al Arusi

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Abdulbari Al Arusi
Minister of Oil and Gas
In office
November 2012 – January 2014
Prime MinisterAli Zeidan
Preceded byAbdulrahman Ben Yezza
Succeeded byOmar Shakmak
Personal details
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Zawiya
NationalityLibyan
Alma materTobruk University

Abdul Bari Al Arusi (born 1961) is a Libyan engineer and politician who served as oil and gas minister of Libya from 14 November 2012 until 22 January 2014.[1]

Early life and education[]

Arusi was born in Zawiya in 1961.[2] He obtained a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Tobruk university of oil. In 1988, he received a master's degree from UMIST (currently the University of Manchester).[3] He also holds a PhD from the same university in engineering and corrosion science, which he received in 1992.[2]

Career[]

After graduation, Arusi worked in the Sirte oil company in different management positions from September 1992 to June 1998.[2] He was then detained in prison between 1998 and 2006.[2] After being released, he held various executive management positions in many engineering compaines, including the one in the United Kingdom.[2] He served as executive manager of Libya's Green Holding Company from the end of 2011 to November 2012.[4]

In November 2012, he was appointed minister of oil and gas to the cabinet headed by prime minister Ali Zeidan.[5] Arusi replaced Abdulrahman Ben Yezza as oil minister.[4][6] Shortly after his appointment, in December 2012, Arusi announced the establishment of the National Corporation for the Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas, a national oil company based in Tripoli.[7] In February 2013, he reported that a new oil area was found in Ghadames Basin, about 650 km southwest of Tripoli, in the western Libya.[8] Arusi's term ended in January 2014 and Omar Shakmak was appointed acting oil minister.[9]

Gaddafi era[]

Arusi and his family members experienced several critical events during the era of Muammar Gaddafi. In June 1998, he was detained and sentenced on the grounds that he was allegedly a member of the then underground Muslim Brotherhood movement.[4] He spent eight years of a life-sentence in Abu Salim prison.[3][4] He was released in April 2006.[3] His father also spent some time in Abu Salim in the early 1970s.[3] One of his brothers was killed in Zawiya during the Libyan Civil War. In addition, another brother was fatally beaten and lost an eye during the uprising.[3] Arusi's son Abdulrahman was also jailed for a month in July 2011.[3]

Membership[]

Arusi is a member of the American Association of Corrosion Engineers and a member of the British Institute of Corrosion.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Libyan oil minister Arousi resigns, latest blow to sector". Platts (McGraw Hill Financial). 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g El Mayet, Ibrahim (5 November 2012). "Profile of Libya's New Oil & Gas Minister". Libya Business. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Ali Shuaib (20 November 2012). "Abdelbari Al Arusi worked at Sirte Oil company". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Ali Zeidan's government ministers". Libya Herald. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Libya's interim govt may seek new oil bids". Al Arabiya. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ Mohamed, Essam (4 December 2012). "Libya announces new national oil company". Magharebia. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. ^ "New oil and gas field found in Libya". Xinhua. Tripoli. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  9. ^ Ahmed Elumami; Feras Bosalum (20 August 2014). "Acting Libya oil minister to be replaced by NOC chairman". Al Arabiya. Reuters. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Abdulrahman Ben Yazza
 Oil and Gas Minister of Libya
2012 – 2014 		Succeeded by
Omar Shakmak
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