Mustafa Abdul Jalil
De facto leader of Libya from 2011 to 2012 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil[1] (Arabic: مصطفى عبد الجليل الخرا; also transcribed Abdul-Jelil, Abd-al-Jalil,[2] Abdel-Jalil, Abdeljalil or Abdu Al Jeleil; born 1952)[3] is a Libyan politician who was the Chairman of the National Transitional Council from 5 March 2011 until its dissolution on 8 August 2012. This position meant he was de facto head of state during a transitional period after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's government in the Libyan Civil War, and until the handover of power to the General National Congress.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil | |
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مصطفى عبد الجليل | |
Chairman of the National Transitional Council | |
In office 5 March 2011 – 8 August 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Mahmoud Jibril Ali Tarhouni (Acting) Abdurrahim El-Keib |
Vice President | Abdul Hafiz Ghoga Mustafa Honi |
Preceded by | Muammar Gaddafi (Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution) Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (Secretary General of General People's Congress) |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Ali Salim (Acting President of the General National Congress) |
Secretary of the Libyan General Committee for Justice | |
In office 10 January 2007 – 21 February 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
Leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
Preceded by | Ali Omar al-Hasnawi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Ahmed al-Qamoudi (Secretary of the Libyan General Committee for Justice) Ali Ashour (Minister of Justice) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Beida, Kingdom of Libya |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Libya |
Before the war, Abdul Jalil served as Minister of Justice (officially, the Secretary of the General People's Committee of Justice) under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.[2] He was noted in some news media[who?] for his stance against various human rights violations in Libya, although Diana West accused him of intransigence during the Bulgarian nurses affair.[4]