Nouri Abusahmain | |
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نوري أبو سهمين | |
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President of the General National Congress of Libya | |
In office 25 June 2013 – 5 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Omar al-Hassi Khalifa al-Ghawil Ali Zeidan Abdullah al-Thani Ahmed Maiteeq (Disputed) |
Preceded by | Giuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Abu Bakr Baira (As Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, internationally recognized in 2014) Aguila Saleh Issa (As Speaker of the House of Representatives, internationally recognized from 2014 to 2016) Fayez al-Sarraj (As Chairman of the Presidential Council, internationally recognized from 2016) |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Zuwarah, Kingdom of Libya | October 25, 1956 [
Political party | Al-Wafaa |
*Abusahmain's position as head of state was disputed by Abu Bakr Baira from 4 August 2014 to 5 August 2014, then by Aguila Saleh Issa from 5 August 2014 to 5 April 2016. | |
Nouri Abusahmain (Arabic: نوري أبو سهمين; born October 25, 1956[citation needed]) is a Libyan politician. He is a major figure on the Islamist side of the 2014 Libyan Conflict and founder of the LROR group which is considered "terrorist" by the internationally recognized Libyan parliament. He is reported to have rigged proceedings of the General National Congress[1] while serving as its president.