Mohamed Sowan
Mohamed Sowan | |
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| Chairman of Justice and Construction Party | |
| In office 3 March 2012 – 21 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
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| Nationality | Libyan |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Profession | Hotel manager |
Mohamed Sowan is a Libyan Islamist activist and politician. He has been the leader of the Justice and Development Party since its foundation in March 2012. The Justice and Development Party is the political wing of the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood. Sowan is from the city of Misrata.[1] He was imprisoned by the deposed Libyan Arab Jamahiriya government,[2] until he was released in 2006 and subsequently worked as a hotel manager.[1]
Personal life[]
Sowan is of Turkish origin.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Muslim Brotherhood forms party in Libya. Al Jazeera English. 2012-03-04.
- ^ Muslim Brotherhood formally launches party. Libya Herald. 2012-03-04.
- ^ Tastekin, Fehim (2019). "Are Libyan Turks Ankara's Trojan horse?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
Categories:
- Islamic democracy activists
- Justice and Construction Party politicians
- Living people
- Libyan people of Turkish descent
- Libyan democracy activists
- Libyan Sunni Muslims
- Muslim Brotherhood leaders