Minister of Defence (Libya)

The Minister of Defence of Libya (Arabic: وزير الدفاع, romanized: wazir aldifae) is the politically appointed head of the Libyan ministry of defence and is responsible for the Libyan Armed Forces.

Minister of Defence
وزير الدفاع
Incumbent Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh since 14 March 2021
Ministry of Defence
Style	Mr. Minister
Type	Minister of Defence
Member of	Cabinet of Libya
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	Tripoli, Libya
Term length	No fixed term At the Prime Minister's behest
Formation	24 December 1951; 73 years ago (1951-12-24)
First holder	Ali Jerbi
Website	www.defense.gov.ly

List of ministers

Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Ali Jerbi (1903–1969)	24 December 1951	18 February 1954	2 years, 56 days	al-Muntasir	[1]
2		Khalil Al-Qalal	18 February 1954	30 October 1956	2 years, 255 days	Sakizli (1954) Ben Halim (1954-1956)	-
3		Abdul Qadir al-Allam (1919–2003)	30 October 1956	26 May 1957	3 years, 97 days	Ben Halim	[2]
4		As-Siddig al-Mutassir (1912–1979)	26 May 1957	24 April 1958	333 days	Ben Halim

Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Adam al-Hawaz (1939–1984/1988?)	8 September 1969	7 December 1969	2 months	Maghribi

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (1940–2011)	16 January 1970	20 October 2011 †	41 years, 9 months	Gaddafi (1970-1972) Jalloud (1972-1977) General People's Committee (1977-2011)	[3][4]

National Transitional Council (2011–2012)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Omar El-Hariri (1944–2015)	23 March 2011	19 May 2011	57 days	–	[5]
2		Jalal al-Digheily	19 May 2011	22 November 2011	187 days	–	[5][6] [7][8]
3		Osama al-Juwaili (born 1961)	22 November 2011	14 November 2012	358 days	El-Keib	[8]

General National Congress (2012–2016)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Mohammed Mahmoud Al Barghathi	12 November 2012	27 June 2013	227 days	Zeidan	[9]
2		Abdullah al-Thani (born 1954)	5 August 2013	8 April 2014	246 days	Zeidan	-

Government of National Accord (2016–2021)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi (1968–2023)	5 January 2016	29 July 2018	2 years, 244 days	National Accord	[10][11] [12]
2		Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960)	6 September 2018	28 August 2020	1 year, 357 days	National Accord	-
3		Salah Eddine al-Namrush (born 1975)	28 August 2020	15 March 2021	199 days	National Accord	[13]

Government of National Unity (2021–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (born 1958)	15 March 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 344 days	National Unity	[14]

References

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2. Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, "Libia bain al Madi wal Hadir: Safahat men at Tarikh as Siyasi", vols. 2 & 3., Markaz ad Dirasat al Libiya, Oxford, 2004.
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8. "Local commander made Libya defense minister: NTC source". The West Australian. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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10. Fitzgerald, Mary. A quick guide to Libya's main players. European Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
11. Saleh, Heba. Libyan factions announce national unity government. Financial Times. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
12. Al-Jroushi: Sirraj would be branded terrorist if he refuses Haftar, threatens to arrest Al-Barghathi. The Libya Observer. Published 17 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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