Mifta al-Usta Umar | |
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Head of State of Libya | |
In office 15 February 1984 – 7 October 1990 |
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Preceded by | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
Succeeded by | Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa |
Personal details | |
Born | 1935 Libya |
Died | 22 March 2010 |
Mifta al-Usta Umar (Arabic: مفتاح الاسطى عمر ) (1935-22 March 2010) was the General Secretary of Libya's General People's Congress from 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990. In this role, he was officially Libya's head of state, though Muammar Gaddafi continued to exercise ultimate authority in Libya as "Leader and Guide of the Revolution".