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Preceded by
  
Abdessalam Jalloud

Name
  
Abdul al-Obeidi

Preceded by
  
Muammar Gaddafi

Role
  
Libyan Politician

Preceded by
  
Ali Treki

Preceded by
  
Moussa Koussa


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Born
  
10 October 1939 (age 84) Libya (
1939-10-10
)

Similar People
  
Abuzed Omar Dorda, Baghdadi Mahmudi, Abdullah Senussi, Saif al‑Arab Gaddafi, Mustafa Abdul Jalil

Succeeded by
  
Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi ( pronunciation  Arabic: عبد العاطي العبيدي ‎‎); born 10 October 1939) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and Head of State from 1979 to 1981. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their nuclear weapons program. Amidst a civil war between Gaddafi loyalists and rebels, he was Foreign Minister in 2011. On 31 August 2011 he was detained west of Tripoli by rebel forces.

Career

General Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister)
  • 1 March 1977 to 1 March 1979
  • 2 March 1979 to 7 January 1981
    • Other positions
  • Minister for European Affairs
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1982 to 1984; 2011
  • Deputy Foreign Minister
  • Libyan Ambassador to Tunisia
  • Libyan Ambassador to Italy

    • References

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