Ali Zeidan

Ali Zeidan (sometimes written as Zidan; Arabic: علي زيدان; born 5 December 1950) is a former Prime Minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees. Prior to the Libyan Civil War, Zeidan was a Geneva-based human rights lawyer. According to the BBC, he is considered by some local observers as a strong-minded liberal. He was ousted by the parliament committee and fled from Libya on 14 March 2014. However, he told a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the ousting was invalid.

Ali Zeidan
علي زيدان
Zeidan at the US State Department, 2013
Prime Minister of Libya
In office
14 November 2012  11 March 2014
PresidentMohammed Magariaf
Juma Ahmad Atigha (Acting)
Nouri Abusahmain
Preceded byAbdurrahim El-Keib
Succeeded byAbdullah al-Thani
Personal details
Born (1950-12-05) 5 December 1950
Waddan, Fezzan-Ghadamès (now Libya)
CitizenshipLibya
Germany
Political partyNational Party For Development and Welfare
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
ReligionSunni Islam
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