Mohamed Abdelaziz (Libyan politician)

Mohamed Abdelaziz is a Libyan politician who served as the foreign minister of and chairman of the Arab League council of ministers from January 2013 to August 2014.

Mohamed Abdelaziz
Ambassador of Libya to Egypt
Assumed office
October 2018
President
Prime MinisterAbdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 January 2013 – 29 August 2014
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byAshour Bin Khayal
Succeeded byMohammed al-Dairi
Personal details
Born1951 or 1952 (age 70–71)
Tripoli, Libya
Political partyIndependent

Early life and education

Abdelaziz was born in Tripoli around 1950.[1][2] He graduated from Cairo University obtaining a degree in political science in 1975.

Career

Abdelaziz was a member of the Libyan mission to the United Nations.[3] Then he worked at the Crime Prevention Centre in Vienna.[3] He served as deputy minister of international cooperation and foreign affairs in the transition government of Libya.[4] On 7 January 2013, Abdelaziz was appointed minister of international cooperation and foreign affairs after these two ministries were remerged.[5][6] The cabinet was headed by Ali Zidan.[5]

Abdelaziz's term as foreign minister ended when the cabinet resigned on 29 August 2014.[7][8] He was replaced by Mohammed al-Dairi in the post.[9]

In October 2018 Abdelaziz was appointed ambassador of Libya to Egypt.[2]

Views

In April 2014 he called for the restoration of the Senussi dynasty and that the constitutional monarchy established by the federalist constitution of 1951 was the "only solution" for "the return of security and stability to Libya".[10]

References
  1. Biographies of Zeidan's cabinet ministers Archived 28 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Al Mostakbal.
  2. "Source: Egypt called for dismissal of Libyan ambassador after he met Qatari diplomats in Cairo". Mada Masr. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. "Abdulaziz Named as Foreign Minister". Libya Business News. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. Mark Tran (27 January 2012). "Libya undecided on future of African investments". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. Michel Cousins (7 January 2013). "Abdulaziz named as Foreign Minister". Libya Herald. Tripoli. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  6. "Events in January 2013". Rulers. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  7. "Libya's interim government resigns under pressure". Deccan Chronicle. AFP. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. "Libya government resigns to allow new cabinet". Al Jazeera English. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  9. Libya's parliament approves new government Reuters. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  10. Ali Cheaib; Pascale Menassa (7 April 2014). "Libya Foreign Minister calls for return of monarchy". Al Kayat. Al-Monitor. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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