Fathi Bashagha

Fathi Bashagha
Bashagha in 2021
Prime Minister of Libya
(Government of National Stability)
In office
3 March 2022 – 16 May 2023
PresidentMohamed al-Menfi
DeputySalim Zadma
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Succeeded byOsama Hammad
Minister of Interior
In office
7 October 2018 – 15 March 2021
Suspended: 28 August 2020 – 3 September 2020
PresidentFayez al-Sarraj
Preceded byAbdussalam Ashour
Succeeded byKhalid Mazen
Personal details
Born (1962-08-20) 20 August 1962 (age 62)
Misrata, Kingdom of Libya
Alma materAir College, Misrata
Signature
Websitefathibashagha.com
Military service
Allegiance Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Branch/service Libyan Air Force
Years of service1984–1993
Rank Second Lieutenant
CommandsAir College, Misrata
*Bashagha's premiership was disputed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.[1]

Fathi Ali Abdul Salam Bashagha (Arabic: فتحي علي عبد السلام باشآغا; born 20 August 1962), known simply as "Fathi Bashagha" or occasionally Fathi Ali Pasha, is a Libyan politician and the former interim prime minister of Government of National Stability.[2] He served as Minister of Interior from 2018 to 2021.

On 10 February 2022, Bashagha was selected as prime minister-designate by the eastern-based Libyan House of Representatives. However, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh rejected Bashagha's appointment as prime minister, stating that he will only hand over power after a national election.[3] Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army welcomed Bashagha's appointment.[4]

On 16 May 2023, the Libyan eastern- based parliament suspended Bashagha and assigned his duties to the finance minister Osama Hammad.[5]

  1. ^ "Libyan parliament swears in new PM as crisis deepens". Al Jazeera. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Libya: Parliament names Fathi Bashagha as interim prime minister". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield". Reuters. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Libya parliament suspends rival eastern-based PM Bashagha". Al Jazeera. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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