Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba

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Person.png Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba   TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
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BornAbdul Hamid Mohammed Dabaiba
1959
Misrata
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Prime Minister of Libya from March 2021, and candidate for President

Employment.png Prime Minister of Libya

In office
15 March 2021 - Present

Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba is the Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity.[1]

On 5 February 2021, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba was designated as Prime Minister of the country during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) when he ran on a joint ticket with Mohamed al-Menfi as President and Musa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi as Vice Presidents.[2]

Background

Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba was born in 1959 in the Western city of Misrata. He lived in Canada while studying and graduating with a master's degree in engineering at the University of Toronto.[3] He returned to Misrata during a construction boom, gaining the trust of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who appointed him as head of the Libyan Investment and Development Company (LIDCO), the state-owned construction firm.[4]

Politics

In 2020, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba founded Libya al-Mustakbal (Libya Future) Movement. He is described as a pro-Erdoğan politician, having close relations to Turkey.[5]

He is a candidate in the 2021 Libyan presidential election.

Lockerbie bombing

On 15 December 2022, The Libya Observer tweeted:

In an address to the nation, Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah said that Abu Agila Masud, the Libyan national accused of being involved in the Lockerbie bombing, is a suspect in terrorist activities for killing more than 270 innocent people in one operation.[6]
Dbeibah added: "After being classified as a terrorist and an arrest warrant issued against him, it was our duty to extradite him to clear our country of terrorism."[7]


 

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Document:Justice for Megrahi - Black's lies matterLetter18 April 2021Patrick HaseldineDon't let Suppressor Black mess up again at the UK/Supreme Court: much better to employ an English lawyer such as Gareth Peirce with a proven track record of success (Guildford Four, Birmingham Six etc.)
Document:Justice for Megrahi is gonna happen!Letter14 April 2021Patrick HaseldineAamer Anwar said: "I have no doubt that the new democratic Libyan Government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba will support this final appeal for justice on behalf of the Al-Megrahi family and help in our efforts to prove the innocence of Libya and its people."
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