List of heads of state of Libya

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This list of the Heads of State of Libya from 1951 to the present day includes the King of Libya, the Chairman of the Command Council, the General Secretaries of the General People's Congress and the Presidents of the General National Assembly and the Council of Deputies.

Although Muammar al-Gaddafi resigned from all state offices in March 1979, he was the de facto ruler of the country as the leader of the revolution , although his scope for influence diminished in the course of the civil war .

From February 2011 to October 23, 2011, civil war raged in Libya between the Gaddafi regime and the insurgents, with the National Transitional Council established by them as its own governing body. The National Transitional Council took full governance on October 23, 2011 following the country's official declaration of exemption. Since then, the chairman Mustafa Abd al-Jalil was de facto (in exercise) head of state, but de jure only the representative of the sovereign (similar to the Federal President in Switzerland or the Prime Minister in Japan).

On August 8, 2012, government power was transferred to the General National Assembly, which had been determined by the Libyan people in the July 7, 2012 elections . The function of the head of state was thus transferred to the president of this body.

Libya Kingdom 1951Kingdom of Libya King of the United Kingdom of Libya
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Idris I. December 24, 1951 1st September 1969
Libya 1969Libya Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Muammar al-Gaddafi September 8, 1969 March 1, 1979
Leader of the revolution
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Muammar al-Gaddafi 1st September 1969 August 22, 2011
Political system of the Libyan Arab JamahiriyaPolitical system of the Libyan Arab JamahiriyaGeneral Secretaries of the General People's Congress
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Muammar al-Gaddafi March 2nd 1977 March 2nd 1979
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi March 2nd 1979 7th January 1981
Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab 7th January 1981 February 15, 1984
Mifta al-Usta Umar February 15, 1984 October 7, 1990
Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa October 7, 1990 November 18, 1992
Zanati Mohamed al-Zanati November 18, 1992 March 3, 2008
Muftah Muhammad Kaiba March 3, 2008 March 5, 2009
Mubarak Abdallah ash-Shamich March 5, 2009 January 26, 2010
Muhammad Abu al-Qasim az-Zuwai January 26, 2010 23 August 2011
LibyaLibyaChairman of the National Transitional Council
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Mustafa Abd al-Jalil March 5, 2011 August 8, 2012
LibyaLibya President of the General National Assembly
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Mohammed Ali Salim ( Interim ) August 8, 2012 August 9, 2012
Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf August 9, 2012 May 28, 2013
Giuma Attaiga ( Interim ) May 29, 2013 June 25, 2013
Nuri Busahmein June 25, 2013 4th August 2014
LibyaLibya President of the Council of Representatives
Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Abu Bakr Baira ( Interim ) 4th August 2014 5th August 2014
Aguila Saleh Issa 5th August 2014 officiating

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