Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf

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Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf (2012)

Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf ( Arabic محمد يوسف المقريف Muḥammad Yūsuf al-Maqariyaf ; * 1940 in Benghazi , Italian Libya ) was the interim president of Libya . His predecessor was Mustafa Abdeldschalil . Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf is chairman of the National Front party. This emerged from the National Front for the Rescue of Libya (NFSL), a former opposition movement that opposed the long-time ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi .

Opposition

Magariaf, who holds a doctorate in economics, was President of the Libyan Court of Auditors from 1972 to 1977 and served as Libyan ambassador to India from 1978 to 1980 before joining the opposition movement. He co-founded the NFSL in 1981 and served several times as Secretary General of the National Front until 2001 . In 2001 he withdrew from the political leadership of the NFSL, but remained an influential dissident who had published 17 books and more than 100 articles on the political and economic situation in Libya.

After the end of the Libyan civil war , Magariaf returned to his homeland. He had previously lived in exile in the United States for 30 years . When the National Front Party was founded as the political arm of the NFSL in May 2012, Mohamed Yusuf Magariaf was elected party leader.

Political offices

In the election for the Libyan National Congress on July 7, 2012, Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf won one of three seats for the National Front, which became the third largest party in the transitional parliament, which is dominated by independent candidates.

On August 9, 2012, Mohamed Yusuf al Magariaf was elected President of Parliament. Previously, the National Transitional Council had passed power to the constituent parliament. Until a new constitution is passed and a president is elected, Magariaf will act as head of state of Libya.

On May 28, 2013 el-Megarief resigned from his office. Giuma Attaiga became the new interim president of Libya .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Tripoli Post: Libya National Congress Names Magariaf as First President ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tripolipost.com archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , August 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Public Radio International : On eve of Libya's first real elections, many candidates tout time spent in exile , July 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Libye: un islamiste préside l'assemblée , Le Figaro , 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung : The Ghadhafi opponent Magariaf new interim head of state , August 10, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Magariaf, Mohamed Yusuf al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES محمد يوسف المقريف (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Libyan interim president and party leader of the National Front (NFSL)
DATE OF BIRTH 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Benghazi , Libya