First Al-Thani Cabinet

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First Al-Thani Cabinet
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Cabinet of Libya
Date formed11 March 2014
Date dissolved29 August 2014
People and organisations
Head of state Nouri Abusahmain
Head of government Abdullah al-Thani
History
Predecessor Zeidan Cabinet
Successor Maiteeq Cabinet

The first cabinet of Abdullah al-Thani was in power from 11 March [1] until 29 August 2014, when it resigned so that the newly elected House of Representatives could create a new government. [2]

IncumbentOfficeWebsiteSinceUntil
Abdullah al-Thani Prime Minister of Libya 11 March 201429 August 2014
Sadiq Abdulkarim Abdulrahman First Deputy Prime Minister29 August 2014
Awad al-Baraasi Second Deputy Prime Minister29 August 2014
Abdussalam Al Qadi Third Deputy Prime Minister29 August 2014
Abdulsalam Mohammed AbusaadMinister of Religious Affairs awqaf.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Mohamed Imhamid AbdulazizMinister for International Cooperation29 August 2014
Ikram Abdulsalam ImamMinister of Tourism www.tourism.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Abubaker Al-Hadi MohammedMinister of Local Government www.lgm.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Salah Marghani Minister of Justice www.aladel.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Osama Abdurauf SialaMinister of Communications and Information Technology www.cim.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Mohamed Fitouri SualimMinister of Labor and Retraining www.labour.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Alhadi Suleiman HinshirMinister of Water Resources29 August 2014
Muaz Fathi Al-KujahMinister of State GNC affairs29 August 2014
Ramadan Ali Mansour ZarmuhMinister of State the Injured29 August 2014
Nurideen Abdulhamid DagmanMinister of Health www.health.gov.ly 29 August 2014
unknownMinister of Interior www.moi.gov.ly Archived 2014-05-20 at the Wayback Machine 29 August 2014
VacantMinister of Economy www.ect.gov.ly Archived 2014-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
Mohammed Hassan AbubakerMinister of Education www.edu.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Mohamed Abdelaziz Minister of Foreign Affairs www.foreign.gov.ly 29 August 2014
VacantMinister of Defense www.defense.gov.ly
Haithem Saed JalghamMinister of Planning www.planning.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Kamila Khamis Al-MaziniMinister of Social Affairs www.socialaffairs.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Omar Ali Shakmak (acting) [3] [4] Minister of Oil29 August 2014
Haithem Saed Jalgham Minister of Finance www.mof.gov.ly Archived 2006-02-05 at the Wayback Machine 29 August 2014
Ahmed Ali Al-UrfiMinister of Agriculture www.agriculture.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Suleiman Ali Al-Taif Al-FituriMinister of Industry www.industry.gov.ly Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine 29 August 2014
Abdulasalm Bashir DuabiMinister of Scientific Research and Higher Education www.highereducation.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Habib Mohammed Al-AminMinister of Culture www.culture.ly 29 August 2014
VacantMinister of Electricity www.merel.gov.ly
Ali Gadour [5] Minister of the Martyrs29 August 2014
VacantMinister of Housing www.mhu.gov.ly
Mohamed Al-AyibMinister of Transportation www.ctt.gov.ly 29 August 2014
Mohammed bin SaudMinister of media www.media.gov.ly Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine 29 August 2014
VacantMinister of Sports and Youth www.youthandsports.gov.ly Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine

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