2009 in Libya

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The following lists events that happened in 2009 in Libya .

Incumbents

• President: Muammar al-Gaddafi
• Prime Minister: Baghdadi Mahmudi

Events

• February 2 - Libyan President al-Gaddafi is elected as the chairman of the African Union. ^[1]
• March - Libya hosts a visit from Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, less than a month after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Bashir's arrest. ^[2]
• August 20 - Abdel al-Megrahi, convicted for his role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is returned to Libya after being released from a Scottish prison due to his terminal illness. He is warmly greeted at the airport in Tripoli by thousands of Libyans. ^[3]

References

1. "Libyan leader Gaddafi elected chairman of African Union". France 24. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
2. "Bashir goes to Libya in another gesture of defiance". France 24. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
3. "Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya". Kalispell Daily Inter Lake. Associated Press. 21 August 2009. p. A13. Retrieved 25 November 2025.