The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice,and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States.
The president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the head of state of Vietnam,elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam from its delegates. Since Vietnam is a one-party state,candidates for the post are nominated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The officeholder is generally considered to hold the second-highest position in the political system,practically after the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Muhammad Mian Soomro is a Pakistani politician,banker and senator who has also served as the federal minister for Privatization. Born to a Native Sindhi family originally linked to the Soomra dynasty,he previously served as the chairman of the Senate from 2003 to 2009,the Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 2007 to 2008,and the acting president of Pakistan from 18 August 2008 to 9 September 2008.
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2011,and ended on January 3,2013,17 days before the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Senators elected to regular terms in 2006 completed those terms in this Congress. This Congress included the last House of Representatives elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2000 census.
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012,Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister,initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF,the ruling party,on 15 September 2012. Hailemariam also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2013 to 2014.
The National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL) was a political opposition group active during the rule of the Gaddafi regime in Libya. It was formed in 1981 and called for major liberalising reforms such as democratic elections,a free press,and the separation of powers. During the 1980s,it pursued a campaign of armed opposition to the Gaddafi regime and made several coup attempts,the most notable being its 1984 armed assault on Gaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli. After the failure of this and several other coup attempts the group largely abandoned militancy,and instead used peaceful tactics to promote reform in Libya;in 2005,the NFSL joined with six other groups to form the National Conference for the Libyan Opposition.
The Libyan People's Court is an emergency tribunal founded in Libya after the revolution of 1 September 1969. Although its initial purpose was to try the officials of the overthrown Kingdom,many others also were tried by this court. This article discusses only the trial of officials of the Kingdom.
Nicolas Bay is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. He served as General Secretary of the National Front from 2014 to 2017. He has served as a Regional Councillor for Normandy since January 2016,having previously served as a Municipal Councillor for Elbeuf from 2014 to 2015.
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is a Ghanaian barrister and politician. She served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya West constituency. She currently serves as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa.
The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. The rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi. The NTC governed Libya for a period of ten months after the end of the war,holding elections to a General National Congress on 7 July 2012,and handing power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.
Mohammed Yousef el-Magariaf or,as he writes on his official website,Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf,is a Libyan politician who served as the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013. In this role he was effectively Libya's de facto head of state,until his resignation in May 2013.
Elections for a General National Congress (GNC) were held in Libya on 7 July 2012,having been postponed from 19 June. They were the first elections since the overthrow and death of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi a year earlier,the first free national elections since 1952,and only the second free national elections since Libya gained independence in 1951.
The National Front Party is a political party in Libya,formed in May 2012. It is the successor to the National Front for the Salvation of Libya,an anti-Gaddafi resistance movement founded in 1981. Its ideology is considered liberal and progressive,and Libya Herald writer George Grant described the party as "arguably the most liberal-leaning of all in Congress."
The General National Congress or General National Council was the legislative authority of Libya for two years following the end of the First Libyan Civil War. It was elected by popular vote on 7 July 2012,and took power from the National Transitional Council on 8 August.
Mohammed Ali Salim is a Libyan politician who was the Acting Chairman of the General National Congress of Libya,a role he held as the oldest member of Libya's first democratically elected legislature until Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf was appointed permanent chair.
Abdel Wahab Mohamed Qaid,alias Abu Idris al-Libi is a Libyan politician and former militia leader. Since 2012,he has been a member of the Libyan Parliament and the head of the National Border Guard for southern Libya.
Ali Zeidan is a former Prime Minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012,and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees. Prior to the Libyan Civil War,Zeidan was a Geneva-based human rights lawyer. According to the BBC,he is considered by some local observers as a strong-minded liberal. He was ousted by the parliament committee and fled from Libya on 14 March 2014. However,he told a press conference in Rabat,Morocco,that the ousting was invalid.
Serhiy Hennadiyovych Arbuzov is a Ukrainian former banker and politician who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Ukraine from 28 January to 22 February 2014,following the resignation of Mykola Azarov amidst the escalating Euromaidan movement. He previously served as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 December 2012 to 28 January 2014. On 27 February 2014,in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity,Arbuzov was dismissed,and Arseniy Yatsenyuk was elected as the new Prime Minister.
Nouri Abusahmain is a Libyan politician. He is a major figure on the Islamist side of the 2014 Libyan Conflict and founder of the LROR group which is considered "terrorist" by the internationally recognized Libyan parliament. He is reported to have rigged proceedings of the General National Congress while serving as its president.
Ahmed Omar Maiteeg is a Libyan businessman and politician originally from Misrata,who was elected Prime Minister of Libya in May 2014. He was appointed head of the transitional government,and asked to form his cabinet and present it to the GNC for a confidence vote within 15 days.
