Mahmoud Jibril محمود جبريل |
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Jibril at the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Jordan 2011
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Leader of the National Forces Alliance | |
Assumed office 14 March 2012 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Prime Minister of Libya | |
In office 5 March 2011 – 23 October 2011 |
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President | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
Deputy |
Ali Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi Ali Tarhouni |
Preceded by | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
Succeeded by | Ali Tarhouni (Acting) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 March 2011 – 22 November 2011 |
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Prime Minister |
Ali Tarhouni (Acting) Abdurrahim El-Keib |
Preceded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
Succeeded by | Ashour Bin Khayal |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally 28 May 1952 Benghazi, Libya |
Political party | National Forces Alliance |
Alma mater |
Cairo University University of Pittsburgh |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally (Arabic: محمود جبريل الورفلي), also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril, (born 28 May 1952) is a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council from 5 March to 23 October 2011. He also served as the Head of International Affairs. As of July 2012[update], Jibril is the head of one of the largest political parties in Libya, National Forces Alliance.
Toward the end of the conflict, Jibril was increasingly referred to by foreign governments and in media as the interim prime minister of Libya rather than as the chairman of the executive board, the title used to describe him on the NTC's website, but it was unclear whether this was an official title or simply referred to his position as the provisional council's head of government. Jibril's government was recognized as the "sole legitimate representative" of Libya by the majority of UN states including France, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Iran, and Qatar.
Jibril graduated in Economics and Political Science from Cairo University in 1975, then earned a master's degree in political science in 1980 and a doctorate in political science in 1985, both from the University of Pittsburgh.