Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (born 14 May 1952[citation needed]) is a Libyan politician who was the last Secretary General of Libya's General People's Congress and thus the country's nominal head of state from 2010[1] until 2011. He replaced Imbarek Shamekh as the GPC secretary general. He was reportedly a longtime personal friend of Muammar Gaddafi and credited with first introducing Gaddafi to Abdessalam Jalloud, who was Libya's Prime Minister of Libya in the 1970s.[2] As of 8 September 2011, he was in custody of the NTC forces.[3]
Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya | |
| In office 26 January 2010 – 23 August 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
| Leader | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Preceded by | Imbarek Shamekh |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairperson of the National Transitional Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1952 |
In June 2013, Zwai was acquitted of wasting public money but remained incarcerated.[4] In July 2015, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was released in 2016 based on health grounds.[2]
In April 2017, Zwai was appointed advisor for Maghreb Affairs by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh Issa.[2]
In May 2018, Zwai was among the high-profile Gaddafi loyalists who declared their support for Khalifa Haftar at a forum in Benghazi.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Friend of Gaddafi named to head Libyan parliament". afran.ir. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Former Gaddafi official given senior position in Libyan eastern ruling body". Middle East Monitor. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Al Jazeera (8 September 2011). Libya Blog. Retrieved 10 September 2011. Archived
- ^ "Gaddafi officials acquitted but stay behind bars". Reuters. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Libya has its first electoral alliance between Haftar and Gaddafi loyalists". Middle East Monitor. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
 | This article about a Libyan politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |