Second Al-Thani Cabinet

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Second Al-Thani Cabinet
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Cabinet of Libya
Date formed29 September 2014
Date dissolved15 March 2021
People and organisations
Head of state Aguila Saleh Issa
Head of government Abdullah al-Thani
History
Predecessor Maiteeq Cabinet
Successor Government of National Unity (merged with Government of National Accord)
de facto Government of National Stability

The Second Cabinet of Abdullah Al-Thani was approved on 22 September 2014 by Libya's democratically elected House of Representatives. [1] The Libyan Supreme Court ruled on 6 November 2014 that the cabinet was "unconstitutional". [2] Prime Minister al-Thani and his government offered their resignation on 13 September 2020 in response to the 2020 Libyan protests. [3] In the context of the Libyan Civil War, the Second Al-Thani cabinet was generally referred to as the Tobruk government. The Second al-Thani cabinet continued as a rival government to the internationally recognised Government of National Accord between December 2015 and March 2021.

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Composition

IncumbentOfficeWebsiteSinceUntil
Abdullah al-Thani Prime Minister of Libya
Al-Mahdi Hassan Muftah AllabadFirst Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Security Affairs
Abd al-Salam al-BadriSecond Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Public Services (Electricity, Water etc)
Abd Al-Rahman Al-TaherThird Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Authorities (Agriculture etc)
Mustafa T. A. AbotaetaFourth Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Authorities (Defense, Interior, etc)
Muhammed Al-Farooq Abd al-SalamMinister of Local Government www.lgm.gov.ly Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
Khalifa F. K. AbuhishaMinister of Internal Cooperation
Hisham M. B. BelhajMinister of Housing and Utilities
Al-Mabrouk Ghraira OmranMinister of Justice www.aladel.gov.ly
Reda Al-MenshawiMinister of Health www.health.gov.ly
Umar al-SinkiMinister of Interior www.moi.gov.ly Archived 2014-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
Fatthi Al-MajbriMinister of Education and Higher Education www.edu.gov.ly
Mohamed al-Dairi Minister of Foreign Affairs www.foreign.gov.ly
VacantMinister of Defense www.defense.gov.ly Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
Kamal Al-Hassi Minister of Finance & Planning www.planning.gov.ly
Massoud Ahmed Belqasem SawaMinister of Social Affairs www.socialaffairs.gov.ly
Muneer Ali AssrMinister of Economy & [4] Industry www.industry.gov.ly Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Thinni government finally approved". Libya Herald. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Libyan court rules elected parliament illegal". Al Jazeera English. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Libya's eastern-based government resigns amid protests". Al Jazeera English . 2020-09-14. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ↑ "New Thinni government finally approved".