The politics of Libya is in an uncertain state due to the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in 2011 and a recent civil war between the House of Representatives in Tobruk and its supporters,the New General National Congress in Tripoli and its supporters,and various jihadists and tribal elements controlling parts of the country. On 10 March 2021,a national unity government unifying the Second Al-Thani Cabinet of the House of Representatives and the Government of National Accord was formed,which will hold power until the next Libyan general election is held.
Andrew Hill Card Jr. is an American politician and academic administrator who was White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006,as well as head of Bush's White House Iraq Group. Card served as United States Secretary of Transportation under President George H. W. Bush from 1992 to 1993.
Mosima Gabriel "Tokyo" Sexwale is a South African businessman,politician,anti-apartheid activist,and former political prisoner. Sexwale was imprisoned on Robben Island for his anti-apartheid activities,alongside figures such as Nelson Mandela. After the 1994 general election—the first fully democratic election in South Africa—Sexwale became the Premier of Gauteng Province. He served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Human Settlements from 2009 to 2013.
Muhammad Mian Soomro is a Pakistani politician and a banker who currently serves as the federal minister for Privatization. Born to a royal Sindhi family originally linked to 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.
Mbhazima Samuel (Sam) Shilowa,correct Tsonga spelling "Xilowa" is a South African politician. A former Premier of Gauteng province while a member of the African National Congress,Shilowa left the party to help form the opposition Congress of the People,with whom he was briefly the Deputy President. In the 2009 general election,Shilowa was elected to parliament with COPE.
Mehmet Kemal Ağar is a Turkish former police chief,politician,government minister and leader of the Democratic Party. He was a police officer who rose to General Director of the General Directorate of Security,serving from 1993 to 1995,before entering parliament and serving as a government minister in 1996. After being sentenced to several years in prison for criminal activities relating to the Susurluk scandal,he was released on probation in April 2013.
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.
Nicolas Bay is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. He has served as General Secretary of the National Rally since November 2014 and a Regional Councillor for Normandy since January 2016. He served as a Municipal Councillor for Elbeuf from 2014 to 2015.
The National Union for the Progress of Romania is a political party in Romania. The party was formed in March 2010 by independents who had broken away from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL) to support President Traian Băsescu. Tension began soon after the party's formation between former PSD and PNL members over the distribution of leadership positions and the political direction of the new party,with former PSD members dominating. The first party congress to elect its leaders was on 1 May 2010.
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.
Mustafa A.G. Abushagur is a Libyan politician,professor of electrical engineering,university president and entrepreneur. He served as interim Deputy Prime Minister of Libya from 22 November 2011 to 14 November 2012 in Abdurrahim El-Keib's cabinet and was briefly elected to succeed El-Keib as Prime Minister in 2012,before failing to receive congressional approval for his cabinet nominees and being removed from office.
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.
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 and 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 the press conference in Rabat,Morocco,that the ousting was invalid.
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. His election as prime minister took place under disputed circumstances. The Justice Ministry decided on 29 May that Maiteeg was not the Prime Minister due to voting procedural issue occurred when the First Deputy of GNC left the session without valid reason. The Libyan Supreme Court was expected to issue a verdict on 5 June 2014 regarding the election of Maiteeq,although it indicated on that day that it believed that the appointment of Maiteeq was invalid,the court stated that appeals should be heard and delayed a final ruling until 9 June. The court ruled on 9 June that Maiteeq appointment was invalid;Abdullah al-Thani is expected to stay on as prime minister. Maiteeq submitted his resignation voluntarily in same day.
Alejandro Baltazar Maldonado Aguirre is a Guatemalan statesman who was the Acting President of Guatemala,following the Congress of Guatemala's acceptance of the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina on September 3,2015.
The High Council of State,,is an advisory body for Libya formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council. The High Council of state is able to advise the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR),currently based in Tobruk,and can express a binding opinion on these bodies under certain circumstances. The members of the council were nominated by remaining members of the General National Congress who in 2014 were not elected to the HoR.
