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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
| name = Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh
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| image = Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (15-04-2021).jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| caption = Dbeibeh in 2021
| office = [[Prime Minister of Libya]]
| office = [[Prime Minister of Libya]]
| vicepresident =
| vicepresident =
| term_start = 15 March 2021*
| term_start = 15 March 2021*
| deputy = Hussein Al-Qatrani
| deputy = [[Hussein Al-Qatrani]]
| predecessor = [[Fayez al-Sarraj]]
| predecessor = [[Fayez al-Sarraj]] {{small|(as Chairman of the Presidential Council)}}
| successor =
| successor =
| office2 = [[Minister of Defence (Libya)|Minister of Defense]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Defence (Libya)|Minister of Defense]]
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| term_end =
| term_end =
| predecessor2 = Salah Eddine al-Namroush
| predecessor2 = Salah Eddine al-Namroush
| office3 = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| birth_name = Abdulhamid Mohammed Al-Dabaiba
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|13}}
| status3 = {{small|(Acting)}}
| term_start3 = 3 September 2023
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| birth_place = [[Misrata]], [[Kingdom of Libya]]<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile">{{cite news | title= Abdul Hamid Dbeibah: Who is Libya's new prime minister? | date= 6 February 2021 | newspaper= [[Al Jazeera]] | url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/abdul-hamid-dbeibah-who-is-libyas-new-prime-minister | access-date= 16 March 2021 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20210219231751/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/abdul-hamid-dbeibah-who-is-libyas-new-prime-minister | archive-date= 19 February 2021 | url-status= live }}</ref>
| term_end3 =
| president3 = [[Mohamed al-Menfi]]
| primeminister3 = ''Himself''
| predecessor3 = [[Najla El Mangoush]]<br/>[[Fathallah al-Zani]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| successor3 =
| birth_name = Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|2|13}}
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| birth_place = [[Misrata]], [[Kingdom of Libya]]<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile">{{cite news | title= Abdul Hamid Dbeibah: Who is Libya's new prime minister? | date= 6 February 2021 | newspaper= [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] | url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/abdul-hamid-dbeibah-who-is-libyas-new-prime-minister | access-date= 16 March 2021 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20210219231751/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/abdul-hamid-dbeibah-who-is-libyas-new-prime-minister | archive-date= 19 February 2021 | url-status= live }}</ref>
| spouse = Amina el-Shawush
| children = 5
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| party = [[Libya Future]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2021|title=Profile of Libya's new executive authority heads|work=[[Anadolu Agency]]|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/profile-of-libyas-new-executive-authority-heads/2135683|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| president = [[Mohamed al-Menfi]]
| president = [[Mohamed al-Menfi]]
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| footnotes = {{small|*Dbeibeh's premiership has been disputed by [[Fathi Bashagha]] and [[Osama Hamada]] since 3 March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan parliament swears in new PM as crisis deepens |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/libyan-parliament-swears-in-new-pm-as-crisis-deepens |access-date=3 March 2022 |agency=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date=3 March 2022}}</ref>}}
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| image = Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (15-04-2021).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| signature = Signature Abdel Hamid Dbeibah.svg
| native_name = {{nobold|عبدالحميد محمد الدبيبة}}
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| caption = Al-Dbeibeh in 2021
| native_name_lang = ar
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| footnotes = {{small|*Dbeibeh's premiership was disputed by [[Fathi Bashagha]] since 3 March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan parliament swears in new PM as crisis deepens |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/libyan-parliament-swears-in-new-pm-as-crisis-deepens |access-date=3 March 2022 |agency=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=3 March 2022}}</ref>}}
}}
}}


'''Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh''' ({{lang-ar|عبدالحميد محمد الدبيبة}} also spelled '''Dbeibah'''; born 13 February 1959<ref>{{Cite web|title=ليبيا: ثورة 17 فبراير تنتصر مرة أخرى والكل يرحب بالسلطة الجديدة|url=https://www.afrique2050.net/2021/02/06/%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%ab%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9-17-%d9%81%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b1%d9%89-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=afrique2050|language=ar}}</ref>) is a Libyan politician and businessman who is the [[prime minister]] of [[Libya]] under the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]] (GNU) in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. Dbeibeh was appointed on 15 February 2021 through the [[Libyan Political Dialogue Forum]], and he was expected to hold the office until [[2021 Libyan general election|elections]] on 24 December 2021, which were later postponed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/5/libyas-factions-head-into-runoff-on-interim-government|title=UN-led Libya forum selects new interim government|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=5 February 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref>
'''Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2021 |title=حفتر والدبيبة والنايض أبرزهم.. قبول أوراق 73 مرشحا بانتخابات الرئاسة الليبية |language=ar |work=youm7 |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2021/11/24/%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-73-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/5552051 |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref> ({{lang-ar|عبدالحميد محمد عبدالرحمن الدبيبة}}, also [[transliterated]] as '''Dbeibah'''; born 13 February 1958<ref>{{Cite web|title=ليبيا: ثورة 17 فبراير تنتصر مرة أخرى والكل يرحب بالسلطة الجديدة|url=https://www.afrique2050.net/2021/02/06/%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%ab%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9-17-%d9%81%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b1%d9%89-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=afrique2050|language=ar}}</ref>) is a Libyan politician and businessman who is the [[prime minister]] of [[Libya]] under the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]] (GNU) in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. Dbeibeh was appointed on 15 February 2021 through the [[Libyan Political Dialogue Forum]], and he was expected to hold the office until [[2021 Libyan general election|elections]] on 24 December 2021, which were later postponed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/5/libyas-factions-head-into-runoff-on-interim-government|title=UN-led Libya forum selects new interim government|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=5 February 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Dbeibeh was born on February 13, 1959, in the western city of [[Misrata]].<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile" /> Dbeibeh claimed to have earned a [[Master's degree]] in civil engineering from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1992; however, the university has denied Dbeibeh's claims.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dbeibeh allegedly fakes international diplomas on his CV |url=https://libyaupdate.com/dbeibeh-allegedly-fakes-international-diplomas-on-his-cv/}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The information was published days prior to December 24, 2021 Libyan elections, thus allowing for controversy over the Presidential candidate's false claims and fabrications in relation to his educational career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/2021-12-21/libye/une-presidentielle-a-haut-risque-fait-des-vagues-jusqu-au-canada.php|title = Libye &#124; Une présidentielle à haut risque fait des vagues jusqu'au Canada|date = 21 December 2021}}</ref> Under Libyan electoral law, candidates are required to have a university degree from an accredited university.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://en.218tv.net/2021/12/23/toronto-university-denies-that-dbeibeh-has-obtained-a-certificate-from-its-faculties/|title=Toronto University denies that Dbeibeh has obtained a certificate from its faculties|date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
Dbeibeh was born on February 13, 1958, in the western city of [[Misrata]].<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile" /> Dbeibeh claimed to have earned a [[Master's degree]] in civil engineering from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1992; however, the university has denied Dbeibeh's claims.<ref>{{Cite web |last=فجر 24 |date=2024-04-06 |title=جامعة تورنتو: عبد الحميد الدبيبة لم يحصل على أي شهادة من كلياتنا |url=https://fajr24.com/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B5/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=الفجر24 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dbeibeh allegedly fakes international diplomas on his CV |date=13 December 2021 |url=https://libyaupdate.com/dbeibeh-allegedly-fakes-international-diplomas-on-his-cv/}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The information was published days prior to December 24, 2021 Libyan elections, thus allowing for controversy over the Presidential candidate's false claims and fabrications in relation to his educational career.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/2021-12-21/libye/une-presidentielle-a-haut-risque-fait-des-vagues-jusqu-au-canada.php|title = Libye &#124; Une présidentielle à haut risque fait des vagues jusqu'au Canada| newspaper=La Presse |date = 21 December 2021 | last1=Gruda | first1=Agnès }}</ref> Under Libyan electoral law, candidates are required to have a university degree from an accredited university.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://en.218tv.net/2021/12/23/toronto-university-denies-that-dbeibeh-has-obtained-a-certificate-from-its-faculties/|title=Toronto University denies that Dbeibeh has obtained a certificate from its faculties|date=23 December 2021}}</ref>


==Business career==
==Business career==
Dbeibeh returned to Misrata during a construction boom, gaining the trust of Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]], who appointed him as the head of Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDCO), a major construction firm responsible for some of the country's biggest public works projects, including the construction of 1,000 housing units in the leader's hometown of [[Sirte]].<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile" /> After Gaddafi’s fall in 2all wrong
Dbeibeh returned to Misrata during a construction boom, gaining the trust of Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]], who appointed him as the head of Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDCO), a major construction firm responsible for some of the country's biggest public works projects, including the construction of 1,000 housing units in the leader's hometown of [[Sirte]].<ref name="AJE_Dabaib_profile" /> After Gaddafi’s fall in 2011, he was sanctioned for corruption by Libya’s new transitional government.<ref name="occrp"/>









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Dbeibeh was the manager of the [[Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)|Al-Ittihad Football Club]].<ref name="AA">{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/profile-of-libyas-new-executive-authority-heads/2135683|title=Profile of Libya's new executive authority heads|work=[[Anadolu Agency]]|date=6 February 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref>
Dbeibeh was the manager of the [[Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)|Al-Ittihad Football Club]].<ref name="AA">{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/profile-of-libyas-new-executive-authority-heads/2135683|title=Profile of Libya's new executive authority heads|work=[[Anadolu Agency]]|date=6 February 2021|accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref>


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{{see also|Government of National Unity (Libya)}}
{{see also|Government of National Unity (Libya)}}
In 2020, he founded Libya al-Mustakbal (Libya Future) Movement. Dbeibeh has been described as an independent.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Al-Dabaiba campaigned jointly on the presidential ticket with [[Mohamed al-Menfi]] and [[Musa Al-Koni]] as vice president. Al-Dabaiba's government is the first unified government since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-10/libya-s-lawmakers-approve-first-unified-government-since-2014|title=Libya Lawmakers Approve First Unified Government Since 2014|date=10 March 2021|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
In 2020, he founded Libya al-Mustakbal (Libya Future) Movement. Dbeibeh has been described as an independent.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Al-Dabaiba campaigned jointly on the presidential ticket with [[Mohamed al-Menfi]] and [[Musa Al-Koni]] as vice president. Al-Dabaiba's government is the first unified government since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-10/libya-s-lawmakers-approve-first-unified-government-since-2014|title=Libya Lawmakers Approve First Unified Government Since 2014|newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=10 March 2021|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
Dbeibeh was elected as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Prime Minister of Libya]] to lead a temporary unified executive in February 2021. Dbeibeh's list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of [[Aguila Saleh Issa]] and [[Fathi Bashagha]].<ref name="lb5feb">{{cite news |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/05/breaking-new-libya-government-selected-by-lpdf-in-geneva |title=BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva |author=Sami Zaptia |newspaper=[[Libya Herald]] |date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205184239/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/05/breaking-new-libya-government-selected-by-lpdf-in-geneva/ |archive-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=16 March 2021 }}</ref> Dbeibeh faced accusations that he had attempted to bribe some of the delegates at the LPDF via his cousin, the wealthy businessman Ali al-Dbeibeh.<ref>[https://almarsad.co/2020/11/16/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88/ Abdul Hmaid al-Dabaiba: All Libyans respect Ali al-Dabaiba, and bribes are not among our morals] (In Arabic) 16 November 2020.</ref> The list including Aguila Saleh and Fathi Bashagha was perceived to be favoured by the [[United States|United States of America]]. The US ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process.<ref name="libher_USdenies">{{cite news |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/04/u-s-denies-attempting-to-influence-lpdf-process |title=U.S denies attempting to influence LPDF process |author=Sami Zaptia |newspaper=[[Libya Herald]] |date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205223009/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/04/u-s-denies-attempting-to-influence-lpdf-process/ |archive-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=16 March 2021 }}</ref>
Dbeibeh was elected as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Prime Minister of Libya]] to lead a temporary unified executive in February 2021. Dbeibeh's list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of [[Aguila Saleh Issa]] and [[Fathi Bashagha]].<ref name="lb5feb">{{cite news |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/05/breaking-new-libya-government-selected-by-lpdf-in-geneva |title=BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva |author=Sami Zaptia |newspaper=[[Libya Herald]] |date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205184239/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/05/breaking-new-libya-government-selected-by-lpdf-in-geneva/ |archive-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=16 March 2021 }}</ref> Dbeibeh faced accusations that he had attempted to bribe some of the delegates at the LPDF via his cousin, the wealthy businessman Ali al-Dbeibeh.<ref>[https://almarsad.co/2020/11/16/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88/ Abdul Hmaid al-Dabaiba: All Libyans respect Ali al-Dabaiba, and bribes are not among our morals] (In Arabic) 16 November 2020.</ref> The list including Aguila Saleh and Fathi Bashagha was perceived to be favoured by the [[United States|United States of America]].{{By whom|date=June 2023}} The US ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process.<ref name="libher_USdenies">{{cite news |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/04/u-s-denies-attempting-to-influence-lpdf-process |title=U.S denies attempting to influence LPDF process |author=Sami Zaptia |newspaper=[[Libya Herald]] |date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205223009/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/04/u-s-denies-attempting-to-influence-lpdf-process/ |archive-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live |accessdate=16 March 2021 }}</ref>


Dbeibeh was required under the agreements made by the LPDF to nominate a [[Cabinet of Libya|cabinet of ministers]] and propose the selection to the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR) for a vote of confidence by 26 February 2021, which was expected to establish the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]].<ref name="LibHerald_continue_meetings">{{cite news | last1= Zaptia | first1= Sami | title= Aldabaiba and Menfi continue to hold meetings ahead of government formation and approval by parliament | date= 15 February 2021 | newspaper= [[Libya Herald]] | url= https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/15/aldabaiba-and-menfi-continue-to-hold-meetings-ahead-of-government-formation-and-approval-by-parliament | access-date= 16 March 2021 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20210216232346/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/15/aldabaiba-and-menfi-continue-to-hold-meetings-ahead-of-government-formation-and-approval-by-parliament/ | archive-date= 16 February 2021 | url-status= live }}</ref>
Dbeibeh was required under the agreements made by the LPDF to nominate a [[Cabinet of Libya|cabinet of ministers]] and propose the selection to the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR) for a vote of confidence by 26 February 2021, which was expected to establish the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]].<ref name="LibHerald_continue_meetings">{{cite news | last1= Zaptia | first1= Sami | title= Aldabaiba and Menfi continue to hold meetings ahead of government formation and approval by parliament | date= 15 February 2021 | newspaper= [[Libya Herald]] | url= https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/15/aldabaiba-and-menfi-continue-to-hold-meetings-ahead-of-government-formation-and-approval-by-parliament | access-date= 16 March 2021 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20210216232346/https://www.libyaherald.com/2021/02/15/aldabaiba-and-menfi-continue-to-hold-meetings-ahead-of-government-formation-and-approval-by-parliament/ | archive-date= 16 February 2021 | url-status= live }}</ref>


His position has been contested since 10 February 2022, after [[Fathi Bashagha]] was selected too as prime minister by the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|Libyan House of Representatives]]. However, Dbeibeh rejected Bashagha's appointment as prime minister, stating that he will only hand power after a national election.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyan-parliament-moves-towards-vote-new-prime-minister-2022-02-10/|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> [[Khalifa Haftar]] and his [[Libyan National Army|Libya National Army]] welcomed Bashagha's appointment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/libya-tobruk-parliament-names-new-pm-fueling-divisions|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February 2022, he survived an assassination attempt when assailants fired bullets into his car. According to a government source close to him, he was unharmed amid intense factional wrangling for government control.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 10, 2022|title=Libyan PM survives assassination attempt, source close to him says|pages=1|work=CNN News|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/10/africa/libya-assassination-attempt-intl/index.html|access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] continues to recognize Dbeibeh as interim prime minister.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=UN backs Libya's interim PM despite lawmakers' challenge|work=[[Deutsche Welle|DW]]|url=https://www.dw.com/en/un-backs-libyas-interim-pm-despite-lawmakers-challenge/a-60729255|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
His position has been contested since 10 February 2022, after [[Fathi Bashagha]] was selected too as prime minister by the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|Libyan House of Representatives]]. However, Dbeibeh rejected Bashagha's appointment as prime minister, stating that he will only hand power after a national election.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyan-parliament-moves-towards-vote-new-prime-minister-2022-02-10/|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> [[Khalifa Haftar]] and his [[Libyan National Army|Libya National Army]] welcomed Bashagha's appointment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/libya-tobruk-parliament-names-new-pm-fueling-divisions|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> On 10 February 2022, he survived an assassination attempt when assailants fired bullets into his car. According to a government source close to him, he was unharmed amid intense factional wrangling for government control.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 10, 2022|title=Libyan PM survives assassination attempt, source close to him says|pages=1|work=CNN News|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/10/africa/libya-assassination-attempt-intl/index.html|access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref> The [[United Nations]] continues to recognize Dbeibeh as interim prime minister.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2022|title=UN backs Libya's interim PM despite lawmakers' challenge|work=[[Deutsche Welle|DW]]|url=https://www.dw.com/en/un-backs-libyas-interim-pm-despite-lawmakers-challenge/a-60729255|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> In January 2024, Dbeibeh called for the restoration of the [[Monarchy of Libya|Libyan monarchy]] under [[Mohammed El Senussi]] as a solution to the instability in the country.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 January 2024|title= Libye: le Premier ministre Dbeibah veut réinstaurer la monarchie pour clore l'imbroglio des élections|work=[[Radio France Internationale|RFI]]|url= https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20240125-libye-le-premier-ministre-dbeibah-veut-réinstaurer-la-monarchie-pour-clore-l-imbroglio-des-élections|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is the cousin and brother in law of [[Ali Ibrahim Dabaiba]], previously the head of state-owned development contractor LIDCO, who was in 2012 on a list of sanctioned officials, subject of an Interpol red notice and arrested in 2014. He is estimated to have embezzled as much as $7 billion at 2011 rates from contracts LIDCO had issued under his leadership, per [[Suisse secrets]].<ref name="occrp">{{Cite news |last=OCCRP |date=2022-02-22 |title=Libyans Who Looted Gaddafi's Graft-Ridden Development Fund Banked at Credit Suisse |language=en |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/suisse-secrets/libyans-who-looted-gaddafis-graft-ridden-development-fund-banked-at-credit-suisse |access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref>
He is the cousin and brother in law of [[Ali Ibrahim Dabaiba]], previously the mayor of Misrata and head of state-owned development contractor LIDCO during the [[Libya under Gaddafi|Gaddafi era]], who was in 2012 on a list of sanctioned officials, subject of an [[Interpol]] red notice and arrested in 2014. He is estimated to have embezzled as much as $7 billion at 2011 rates from contracts LIDCO had issued under his leadership, per [[Suisse secrets]].<ref name="occrp">{{Cite news |last=OCCRP |date=2022-02-22 |title=Libyans Who Looted Gaddafi's Graft-Ridden Development Fund Banked at Credit Suisse |language=en |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/suisse-secrets/libyans-who-looted-gaddafis-graft-ridden-development-fund-banked-at-credit-suisse |access-date=2022-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dagres |first=Holly |date=2023-02-01 |title=Libya's political impasse and the $6 billion question |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/libyas-political-impasse-and-the-6-billion-question/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Atlantic Council |language=en-US}}</ref>


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==Criticism==
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Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh
عبدالحميد محمد الدبيبة
Dbeibeh in 2021
Prime Minister of Libya
Assumed office
15 March 2021*
PresidentMohamed al-Menfi
DeputyHussein Al-Qatrani
Preceded byFayez al-Sarraj (as Chairman of the Presidential Council)
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
15 March 2021
PresidentMohamed al-Menfi
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded bySalah Eddine al-Namroush
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Acting)
Assumed office
3 September 2023
PresidentMohamed al-Menfi
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byNajla El Mangoush
Fathallah al-Zani (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh

(1958-02-13) February 13, 1958 (age 66)
Misrata, Kingdom of Libya[1]
Political partyLibya Future[2]
SpouseAmina el-Shawush
Children5
Signature
*Dbeibeh's premiership has been disputed by Fathi Bashagha and Osama Hamada since 3 March 2022.[3]

Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh[4] (Arabic: عبدالحميد محمد عبدالرحمن الدبيبة, also transliterated as Dbeibah; born 13 February 1958[5]) is a Libyan politician and businessman who is the prime minister of Libya under the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli. Dbeibeh was appointed on 15 February 2021 through the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and he was expected to hold the office until elections on 24 December 2021, which were later postponed.[6]

Early life and education

Dbeibeh was born on February 13, 1958, in the western city of Misrata.[1] Dbeibeh claimed to have earned a Master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 1992; however, the university has denied Dbeibeh's claims.[7][8][9] The information was published days prior to December 24, 2021 Libyan elections, thus allowing for controversy over the Presidential candidate's false claims and fabrications in relation to his educational career.[10] Under Libyan electoral law, candidates are required to have a university degree from an accredited university.[9]

Business career

Dbeibeh returned to Misrata during a construction boom, gaining the trust of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who appointed him as the head of Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDCO), a major construction firm responsible for some of the country's biggest public works projects, including the construction of 1,000 housing units in the leader's hometown of Sirte.[1] After Gaddafi’s fall in 2011, he was sanctioned for corruption by Libya’s new transitional government.[11]

Dbeibeh was the manager of the Al-Ittihad Football Club.[12]

Political career

See also: Government of National Unity (Libya)

In 2020, he founded Libya al-Mustakbal (Libya Future) Movement. Dbeibeh has been described as an independent.[citation needed] Al-Dabaiba campaigned jointly on the presidential ticket with Mohamed al-Menfi and Musa Al-Koni as vice president. Al-Dabaiba's government is the first unified government since 2014.[13] Dbeibeh was elected as Prime Minister of Libya to lead a temporary unified executive in February 2021. Dbeibeh's list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of Aguila Saleh Issa and Fathi Bashagha.[14] Dbeibeh faced accusations that he had attempted to bribe some of the delegates at the LPDF via his cousin, the wealthy businessman Ali al-Dbeibeh.[15] The list including Aguila Saleh and Fathi Bashagha was perceived to be favoured by the United States of America.[by whom?] The US ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process.[16]

Dbeibeh was required under the agreements made by the LPDF to nominate a cabinet of ministers and propose the selection to the House of Representatives (HoR) for a vote of confidence by 26 February 2021, which was expected to establish the Government of National Unity.[17]

His position has been contested since 10 February 2022, after Fathi Bashagha was selected too as prime minister by the Libyan House of Representatives. However, Dbeibeh rejected Bashagha's appointment as prime minister, stating that he will only hand power after a national election.[18] Khalifa Haftar and his Libya National Army welcomed Bashagha's appointment.[19] On 10 February 2022, he survived an assassination attempt when assailants fired bullets into his car. According to a government source close to him, he was unharmed amid intense factional wrangling for government control.[20] The United Nations continues to recognize Dbeibeh as interim prime minister.[21] In January 2024, Dbeibeh called for the restoration of the Libyan monarchy under Mohammed El Senussi as a solution to the instability in the country.[22]

Personal life

He is the cousin and brother in law of Ali Ibrahim Dabaiba, previously the mayor of Misrata and head of state-owned development contractor LIDCO during the Gaddafi era, who was in 2012 on a list of sanctioned officials, subject of an Interpol red notice and arrested in 2014. He is estimated to have embezzled as much as $7 billion at 2011 rates from contracts LIDCO had issued under his leadership, per Suisse secrets.[11][23]

Criticism

Wolfgang Pusztai, a former Austrian diplomat based in Libya, said that Dbeibeh's reputation was contentious for the prime ministership, since he was alleged to be involved in "corruption, money laundering, financing of the Muslim Brotherhood, vote buying". Pusztai felt that the truth of the claims was irrelevant to the political situation of 2021, since it was the perceptions that counted.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Abdul Hamid Dbeibah: Who is Libya's new prime minister?". Al Jazeera. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile of Libya's new executive authority heads". Anadolu Agency. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Libyan parliament swears in new PM as crisis deepens". Al Jazeera. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "حفتر والدبيبة والنايض أبرزهم.. قبول أوراق 73 مرشحا بانتخابات الرئاسة الليبية". youm7 (in Arabic). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ^ "ليبيا: ثورة 17 فبراير تنتصر مرة أخرى والكل يرحب بالسلطة الجديدة". afrique2050 (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "UN-led Libya forum selects new interim government". Al Jazeera. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ فجر 24 (6 April 2024). "جامعة تورنتو: عبد الحميد الدبيبة لم يحصل على أي شهادة من كلياتنا". الفجر24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Dbeibeh allegedly fakes international diplomas on his CV". 13 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Toronto University denies that Dbeibeh has obtained a certificate from its faculties". 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ Gruda, Agnès (21 December 2021). "Libye | Une présidentielle à haut risque fait des vagues jusqu'au Canada". La Presse.
  11. ^ a b OCCRP (22 February 2022). "Libyans Who Looted Gaddafi's Graft-Ridden Development Fund Banked at Credit Suisse". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Profile of Libya's new executive authority heads". Anadolu Agency. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Libya Lawmakers Approve First Unified Government Since 2014". Bloomberg.com. 10 March 2021 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  14. ^ Sami Zaptia (5 February 2021). "BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  15. ^ Abdul Hmaid al-Dabaiba: All Libyans respect Ali al-Dabaiba, and bribes are not among our morals (In Arabic) 16 November 2020.
  16. ^ Sami Zaptia (4 February 2021). "U.S denies attempting to influence LPDF process". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  17. ^ Zaptia, Sami (15 February 2021). "Aldabaiba and Menfi continue to hold meetings ahead of government formation and approval by parliament". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield". Reuters. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Libyan PM survives assassination attempt, source close to him says". CNN News. 10 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  21. ^ "UN backs Libya's interim PM despite lawmakers' challenge". DW. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Libye: le Premier ministre Dbeibah veut réinstaurer la monarchie pour clore l'imbroglio des élections". RFI. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  23. ^ Dagres, Holly (1 February 2023). "Libya's political impasse and the $6 billion question". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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