Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations

The permanent representative of the Libyan state to the United Nations is the leader of the Libyan delegation to the United Nations, and in charge of the Libyan Mission to the United Nations. Libyan representatives to the UN hold the personal rank of ambassador.

The Permanent Representative, currently Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi, is charged with representing the Libyan government in the United Nations and during almost all plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a senior personnel of the Libyan government (such as the Libyan Foreign Secretary or the Libyan Head of State) is present.

Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi, acts as Chargé d'affaires under the command of the Presidential Council of Libya, led by Fayez al-Sarraj.

List of Ambassadors

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The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

# Ambassador Years served Head of State
1 Wahbi al-Bouri 1963–1965 1965–1970 Idris of Libya
Idris of Libya/Muammar Gaddafi
Mahmood Suleiman Maghribi 1971–1975 Muammar Gaddafi
2 Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia 1975–1980 Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
3 Abuzed Omar Dorda 1997–2003 Muammar Gaddafi
4  
Ali Treki
September 18, 2003 – March 4, 2009 Muammar Gaddafi
5 Giadalla Azzuz Belgassem Ettalhi July, 2007 – December , 2008 Muammar Gaddafi
6  
Abdel Rahman Shalgham
March 4, 2009 – July 23, 2013 Muammar Gaddafi/

Mustafa Abdul Jalil/

Mohammed Magariaf and

Nouri Abusahmain

7 Ibrahim Dabbashi July 23, 2013 – August, 2016 Nouri Abusahmain/

Fayez al-Sarraj

8 Elmahdi S. Elmajerbi

(Chargé d'affaires)

August 2016 – December 2019 Fayez al-Sarraj
9 Taher Al-Sunni January 2020 – present[1] Fayez al-Sarraj/Mohamed al-Menfi

References

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  1. ^ "Libya appoints new ambassador to the UN | The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2020-01-14.