Mahmoud Jibril
Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally (Arabic: محمود جبريل الورفلي), also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril (28 May 1952 – 5 April 2020), was a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council (NTC) from 5 March to 23 October 2011. He also served as the Head of International Affairs. As of July 2012, Jibril was the head of one of the largest political parties in Libya, the National Forces Alliance.
Mahmoud Jibril محمود جبريل | |
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Jibril in 2011 | |
| Prime Minister of Libya | |
| In office 5 March 2011 – 23 October 2011 | |
| President | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
| Deputy | Ali Abd-al-Aziz al-Isawi Ali Tarhouni |
| Preceded by | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Tarhouni (Acting) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 March 2011 – 22 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Tarhouni (Acting) Abdurrahim El-Keib |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Succeeded by | Ashour Bin Khayal |
| Leader of the National Forces Alliance | |
| In office 14 March 2012 – 5 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally 28 May 1952 Benghazi, Libya |
| Died | 5 April 2020 (aged 67) Cairo, Egypt |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest and complications from COVID-19 |
| Political party | National Forces Alliance |
| Alma mater | Cairo University University of Pittsburgh |
Toward the end of the conflict, Jibril was increasingly referred to by foreign governments and in media as the interim prime minister of Libya. Jibril's government was recognized as the "sole legitimate representative" of Libya by the majority of UN states including France, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Iran, and Qatar.