Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya)

This is a list of foreign ministers of Libya.

Names Title of foreign minister varies depending on political regime. For example, during the Jamahiriya era (1977–2011), the title was Secretary of People's Committee for Foreign Communication and International Cooperation.

List of foreign ministers

Libyan provisional government (pre-independence, 1951) Portrait Name Lifespan Term of office Prime Minister Ali Jerbi 1903–1969 29 March 1951 – 24 December 1951 Mahmud al-MuntasirKingdom of Libya (1951–1969) Mahmud al-Muntasir 1903–1970 24 December 1951 – 19 February 1954 Mahmud al-Muntasir Muhammad Sakizli 1892–1976 19 February 1951 – 11 April 1954 Muhammad Sakizli Abdul Salam al-Buseiri 1898–1978 11 April 1954 – 3 December 1954 Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ben Halim 1921– 2021 3 December 1954 – 30 October 1956 Ali Sahli 1924–2004 30 October 1956 – 14 March 1957 Abdul Majid Kubar 1909–1988 14 March 1957 – 26 May 1957 Wahbi al-Bouri 1916–2010 26 May 1956 – 11 October 1958 Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kubar 1909–1988 11 October 1958 – 16 October 1960 Abdul Qadir al-Allam 1919–2003 16 October 1960 – 3 May 1961 Muhammad Osman Said Suleiman Jerbi ? 3 May 1961 – 27 January 1962 Wanis al-Qaddafi 1924–1986 27 January 1962 – 6 March 1963 Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir 1930–1999 6 March 1963 – 19 March 1963 Mohieddin Fikini 1925–1994 19 March 1963 – 22 January 1964 Mohieddin Fikini Hussein Maziq 1918–2006 22 January 1964 – 20 March 1965 Mahmud al-Muntasir Wahbi al-Bouri 1916–2010 20 March 1965 – 2 October 1965 Hussein Maziq Ahmad Bishti born 1927 2 October 1965 – 4 January 1968 Hussein MaziqAbdul Qadir al-BadriAbdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Wanis al-Qaddafi 1924–1986 4 January 1968 – 4 September 1968 Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Shams ad-Din Orabi died 2009 4 September 1968 – June 1969 Wanis al-Qaddafi Ali Hussnein 1925–2018 June 1969 – 31 August 1969Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)

Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) Salah Busir 1925–1973 1969–1970 Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi Mohammed Najm 1943–2016 1970–1972 Muammar Gaddafi Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia 1931– 1993 1972–1973 Abdessalam Jalloud Abdul Monem el Houni ? 1974–1975 Ali Treki 1938–2015 1976–1977Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) Portrait Name Lifespan Term of office Secretary of GeneralPeople's Committee Secretaries of the People's Committee for External Communication Ali Treki 1938–2015 1977–1982 Abdul Ati al-ObeidiJadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi 1939–2023 1982–1984 Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Ali Treki 1938–2015 1984–1986 Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Kamel Maghur 1935–2002 1986–1987 Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi 1939–2024 1987–1990 Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir Ibrahim al Bishari 1942–1997 1990–1992 Abuzed Omar Dorda Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir 1939–2001 1992–2000 Abuzed Omar DordaAbdul Majid al-Qa′udMuhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush Abdel Rahman Shalgham born 1949 2000–2009 Imbarek ShamekhShukri GhanemBaghdadi Mahmudi Moussa Koussa born 1950 2009–2011 Baghdadi Mahmudi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi 1939–2023 2011Transitional period (2011–2021) Portrait Name Lifespan Term of office Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril 1952–2020 23 March 2011 – 23 November 2011 Mahmoud Jibril Ashour Bin Khayal born 1939 24 November 2011 – 14 November 2012 Abdurrahim El-Keib Mohamed Abdelaziz born 1952 14 November 2012 – 28 September 2014 Ali ZeidanAbdullah al-Thani Mohammed al-Dairi born 1952 28 September 2014 – 28 February 2019 Abdullah al-Thani Abdulhadi Elhweg born 1971 28 February 2019 – 15 March 2021Government of National Accord (2016–2021) Portrait Name Lifespan Term of office Prime Minister Mohamed Taha Siala born 1943 30 March 2016 – 15 March 2021 Fayez al-SarrajGovernment of National Unity (2021–present) Portrait Name Lifespan Term of office Prime Minister Najla Mangoush born 1970 15 March 2021 – 28 August 2023 Abdul Hamid DbeibehFathallah al-Zani born 198528 August 2023 – 3 September 2023 Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh born 1958 3 September 2023 – Present

Notes

Despite that the list shown on website of Libyan foreign ministry are one of the sources used in this list, it omits some ministers, like Shams ad-Din Orabi, and Ali Hassanein, between Ahmad Bishti, and Salah Busir.

References Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, "Libia bain al Madi wal Hadir: Safahat men at Tarikh as Siyasi", 4 vols., Markaz ad Dirasat al Libiya, Oxford, 2004. Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 3, 1st ed., 2012. Libyan Foreign Ministry-List of Foreign Ministers (Arabic) https://rulers.org/fm3.html