Abd al-Ati al-Ubayyidi

Abd al-Ati al-Ubayyidi in 2010

Abd al-Ati al-Ubayyidi ( Arabic عبد العاطي العبيدي ʿAbd al-ʿĀṭī al-ʿUbayyidī ; * 1939 ) was head of state and prime minister of Libya .

Al-Ubayyidi was head of state of Libya from March 1, 1979 to January 7, 1981. Before that he was Prime Minister of the country from March 1, 1977 . From 1982 to 1984 he was the country's foreign minister and had been again since April 5, 2011, in the course of the civil war , as successor to Mussa Kussa .

On August 31, 2011, rebel units captured him in Dschansur , west of the Libyan capital Tripoli .

Individual evidence

↑ Gaddafi's foreign minister arrested. In: ORF . September 1, 2011, accessed September 1, 2011 .

personal data
SURNAME	Ubayyidi, Abd al-Ati al-
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Abidi, Abd al-Ati al-
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (1977–1979), Head of State (1979–1981)
DATE OF BIRTH	1939

[ORFTee-1] Gaddafi's foreign minister arrested. In: ORF . September 1, 2011, accessed September 1, 2011 .