Cabinet of Libya

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The Cabinet of Libya serves as the leadership for the executive branch of the government of Libya.

Ministers

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was selected as Prime Minister of Libya in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum on 5 February 2021 [1] and a list of cabinet appointees was released on 11 March 2021. [2] The Dbeibeh Cabinet replaced the rival al-Sarraj and al-Thani cabinets.

In March 2022, Minister of Civil Service, Abdul Fattah Saleh Muhammad Al-Khawja, and the Minister of State for Immigration Affairs, Ijdid Maatouk Jadeed, resigned after the House of Representatives granted confidence to and sworn-in the rival Government of National Stability led by Fathi Bashagha. [3]

IncumbentOfficeWebsiteSinceArab Name
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh Prime Minister of Libya www.pm.gov.ly 15 March 2021عبد الحميد الدبيبة
Minister of Defense www.defense.gov.ly
Hussein Atiya Abdul Hafeez Al-Qatrani Deputy Prime Minister for East Libya 15 March 2021
Ramadan Boujenah Deputy Prime Minister for South Libya 15 March 2021رمضان بوجناح
Minister of Health9 December 2022
Ali Al-Zinati 15 March 2021 to 9 December 2022
Khaled Al-Mabrouk Abdullah Minister of Finance www.mof.gov.ly Archived 5 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine 15 March 2021
Najla Mangoush Minister of Foreign Affairs www.foreign.gov.ly 15 March 2021 to 28 August 2023
Fathallah al-Zani 28 August 2023 (acting) [4]
Minister of Youth15 March 2021
Khaled Mazen Minister of Interior www.moi.gov.ly Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine 15 March 2021 to 22 July 2022
Bashir Al-Amin 22 July 2022 to 6 November 2022 (acting)
Emad Trabelsi 6 November 2022
Halima Ibrahim Abdel Rahman Minister of Justice www.aladel.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Musa Muhammad al-Maqrif Minister of Education www.edu.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Imran Muhammad Abdul Anabi Al-Qeeb Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research www.edu.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Saeed Sifaw Minister of Technical and Vocational Education www.edu.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Kamel Braik Al-Hassi Minister of Planning www.planning.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Wafaa Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Kilani Minister of Social Affairs www.socialaffairs.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Omar Ali Al-Ajili Minister of Economy & Trade15 March 2021
Ahmed Ali Muhammad Omar Minister of Industry and Minerals www.industry.gov.ly Archived 13 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 15 March 2021
Abdul Fattah Saleh Muhammad Al-Khawja Minister of Civil Service15 March 2021
Badr Al-Din Al-Sadiq Al-Toumi Minister of Local Government15 March 2021
Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Aoun Minister of Oil and Gas15 March 2021
Ali Al-Abed Al-Reda Abu Azoum Minister of Labour www.labour.gov.ly 15 March 2021
Hamad Abdul-Razzaq Taher Al-Marimi Minister of Agriculture15 March 2021
Mabrouka Othman Oki Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development15 March 2021
Tariq Abdel Salam Mustafa Abu Flika Minister of Financial Resources15 March 2021
Tawfiq Saeed Moftah Al-Dorsi Minister of Livestock and Marine Resources15 March 2021
Abdul Shafi Hussein Muhammad Al-Juifi Minister of Sports15 March 2021
Abd Al-Salam Abdullah Al-Lahi-Tiki Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts15 March 2021
Ibrahim Al-Arabi Mounir Minister of Environment15 March 2021
Zuhair Ahmed Mahmoud Minister of Housing and Construction15 March 2021
Muhammad Salem Al-Shahoubi Minister of Transportation15 March 2021
Houria Khalifa Miloud Minister of State for Women's Affairs15 March 2021
Salama Ibrahim Al-Ghwail Minister of State for Economic Affairs15 March 2021
Ahmed Faraj Mahjoub Abu Khuzam Minister of State for Displaced Affairs and Human Rights15 March 2021
Walid Ammar Muhammad Ammar Al-Lafi Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs15 March 2021
Ijdid Maatouk Jadeed Minister of State for Immigration Affairs15 March 2021
Abdel Jumaa Amer Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs15 March 2021

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