Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba
Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba (politician) | ||||||||||
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Born | Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dabaiba 1959 Misrata | |||||||||
Alma mater | University of Toronto | |||||||||
Prime Minister of Libya from March 2021, and candidate for President
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Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba is the Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity.[1]
On 5 February 2021, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba was designated as Prime Minister of the country during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) when he ran on a joint ticket with Mohamed al-Menfi as President and Musa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi as Vice Presidents.[2]
Background
Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba was born in 1959 in the Western city of Misrata. He lived in Canada while studying and graduating with a master's degree in engineering at the University of Toronto. He returned to Misrata during a construction boom, gaining the trust of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who appointed him as head of the Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDC), the state-owned construction firm.[3]
Politics
In 2020, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba founded Libya al-Mustakbal (Libya Future) Movement. He is described as a pro-Erdoğan politician, having close relations to Turkey.[4]
He is a candidate in the 2021 Libyan presidential election
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Justice for Megrahi - Black's lies matter | Letter | 18 April 2021 | Patrick Haseldine | Don't let Suppressor Black mess up again at the UK/Supreme Court: much better to employ an English lawyer such as Gareth Peirce with a proven track record of success (Guildford Four, Birmingham Six etc.) |
Document:Justice for Megrahi is gonna happen! | Letter | 14 April 2021 | Patrick Haseldine | Aamer Anwar said: "I have no doubt that the new democratic Libyan Government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba will support this final appeal for justice on behalf of the Al-Megrahi family and help in our efforts to prove the innocence of Libya and its people." |
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