Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi
Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi is a Libyan National Army officer who served as the Minister of Defense in the Libyan Government of National Accord, from January 2016 until July 2018. He is an army commander from eastern Libya who had formerly served under General Khalifa Haftar during the Second Libyan Civil War before joining the internationally-recognised unity government.
Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 5 January 2016 – 29 July 2018 suspended: 1 May 2017 – 28 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Fayez al-Sarraj |
| Preceded by | Abdullah al-Thani (General National Congress) |
| Succeeded by | Fayez al-Sarraj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benghazi, Libya |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya (House of Representatives) Libya (GNA) |
| Branch/service | Libyan National Army (former) Libyan Ground Forces |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 204 Tank Brigade Libyan National Army |
| Battles/wars | Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War |
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