Mohamed al-Menfi
Mohamed al-Menfi | |
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Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya | |
Assumed office 15 March 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
Vice President | Musa Al-Koni |
Preceded by | Fayez al-Sarraj |
Libyan Ambassador to Greece | |
In office 2018 – 6 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Fayez al-Sarraj |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamed Younis Ahmed Al-Menfi March 3, 1976 Tobruk, Libya |
Nationality | Libyan |
Spouse(s) |
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Alma mater | |
Profession | Diplomat |
Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi (Arabic: محمد يونس المنفي; born March 3, 1976)[1] is a Libyan diplomat and politician from Tobruk. On 5 February 2021, he was chosen as the president of the Libyan Presidential Council at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.[2] Previously, he had served as the Libyan Ambassador to Greece.[3]
Ambassadorship[]
Al-Menfi's period as ambassador in Athens was marked by a tense relationship between the GNA and the Greek government because of the Libyan (GNA)–Turkish accord on maritime boundaries. He was eventually expelled from Athens on December 2019.[3]
Presidency of Presidential Council[]
In the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum procedure for choosing a unified executive authority to lead into the 24 December 2021 Libyan general election, al-Menfi ran on a joint ticket with Abdul Hamid al-Dabaib as prime minister and Musa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi as members of the Presidential Council. Their list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of Aguila Saleh Issa and Fathi Bashagha.[2] The Aguila Saleh–Bashagha list was perceived to be favoured by the United States of America. The US ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Libye: début d'une nouvelle phase de transition". Le360 Afrique (in French). 6 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sami Zaptia (5 February 2021). "BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Greece Expels the GNA-Affiliated Libyan Ambassador Over Illegal Deal with Turkey". Al-Marsad. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Sami Zaptia (4 February 2021). "U.S denies attempting to influence LPDF process". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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- Heads of state of Libya
- Ambassadors of Libya to Greece
- People from Tobruk
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