Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai

Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (born 14 May 1952) is a Libyan politician who was the last Secretary General of Libya's General People's Congress and thus the country's nominal head of state from 2010[1] until 2011. He replaced Imbarek Shamekh. He was reportedly a longtime personal friend of Muammar Gaddafi and credited with first introducing Gaddafi to Abdessalam Jalloud.[2] As of 8 September 2011, he is in custody of the NTC forces.[3]

Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai
Secretary General of General People's Congress of Libya
In office
26 January 2010 – 23 August 2011
Prime MinisterBaghdadi Mahmudi
LeaderMuammar Gaddafi
Preceded byImbarek Shamekh
Succeeded byMustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairperson of the National Transitional Council)
Personal details
Born (1952-05-14) 14 May 1952

In June 2013, Zwai was acquitted of wasting public money but he remained incarcerated.[4] In July 2015, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was released in 2016 based on health grounds.[2]

In April 2017, Zwai was appointed advisor for Maghreb Affairs by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh Issa.[2]

In May 2018, Zwai was among the high-profile Gaddafi loyalists who declared their support for Khalifa Haftar at a forum in Benghazi.[5]

References
  1. "Friend of Gaddafi named to head Libyan parliament". afran.ir. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/middleeastmonitor (3 April 2017). "Former Gaddafi official given senior position in Libyan eastern ruling body". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 15 June 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)
  3. Al Jazeera (8 September 2011). Libya Blog. Retrieved 10 September 2011. Archived
  4. "Gaddafi officials acquitted but stay behind bars". Reuters. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. "Libya has its first electoral alliance between Haftar and Gaddafi loyalists". Middle East Monitor. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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