Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations

The permanent representative of Libya to the United Nations is the leader of the Libyan delegation to the United Nations, and in charge of the Libyan Mission to the United Nations. Libyan representatives to the UN hold the personal rank of ambassador.

The Permanent Representative, currently Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi, is charged with representing the Libyan government in the United Nations and during almost all plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a senior personnel of the Libyan government (such as the Libyan Foreign Secretary or the Libyan Head of State) is present.

Taher Al-Sunni is the permeant representative under the command of the Presidential Council led by Mohamed al-Menfi.

List of Ambassadors The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office: # Ambassador Years served Head of State 1 Wahbi al-Bouri 1963–1965 1965–1970Idris of Libya———Idris of Libya/Muammar GaddafiMahmood Suleiman Maghribi1971–1975Muammar Gaddafi 2 Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia 1975–1980Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi———Muammar Gaddafi 3 Abuzed Omar Dorda 1997–2003Muammar Gaddafi 4 Ali Treki September 18, 2003 – March 4, 2009Muammar Gaddafi 5Giadalla Azzuz Belgassem Ettalhi July 2007 – December 2008Muammar Gaddafi 6Abdel Rahman Shalgham March 4, 2009 – July 23, 2013Muammar Gaddafi/ Mustafa Abdul Jalil/

Mohammed Magariaf and

Nouri Abusahmain 7 Ibrahim Dabbashi July 23, 2013 – August, 2016 Nouri Abusahmain/ Fayez al-Sarraj 8 Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi (Chargé d'affaires) August 2016 – December 2019Fayez al-Sarraj9Taher Al-SunniJanuary 2020 – April 2022Fayez al-Sarraj/Mohamed al-Menfi10Lamia AbusedraMay 2022 – presentMohamed al-Menfi

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