Najla El Mangoush | |
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نجلاء محمد المنقوش | |
![]() Mangoush in 2022 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Suspended | |
Assumed office 15 March 2021 Suspended: 28 August 2023 – present | |
President | Mohamed al-Menfi |
Prime Minister | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
Preceded by | Mohamed Taha Siala |
Succeeded by | Fathallah al-Zani (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | 7 June 1973
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | |
Najla Mohammed El Mangoush (born 7 June 1973) is a Libyan diplomat and lawyer.[1] She was Libya's foreign minister in Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh's government from 15 March 2021[2] until her dismissal on 28 August 2023.[3] El Mangoush has been Libya's first and only female foreign minister,[4] and the fifth woman to hold the position of a foreign minister in the Arab World.