Abdul Ati al-Obeidi عبد العاطي العبيدي |
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Prime Minister of Libya | |
In office 1 March 1977 – 1 March 1979 |
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Preceded by | Abdessalam Jalloud |
Succeeded by | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi |
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | |
In office 2 March 1979 – 7 January 1981 |
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Preceded by | Muammar Gaddafi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
Foreign Minister of Libya | |
In office 1982–1984 |
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Preceded by | Ali Treki |
Succeeded by | Ali Treki |
In office 6 April 2011 – 2011 |
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Preceded by | Moussa Koussa |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Jibril |
Personal details | |
Born |
Libya |
10 October 1939
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi ( pronunciation Arabic: عبد العاطي العبيدي ); born 10 October 1939) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and Head of State from 1979 to 1981. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their nuclear weapons program. Amidst a civil war between Gaddafi loyalists and rebels, he was Foreign Minister in 2011. On 31 August 2011 he was detained west of Tripoli by rebel forces.