Mohamed al-Menfi | |
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محمد يونس المنفي | |
Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya | |
Assumed office 15 March 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
Vice President | Musa Al-Koni |
Preceded by | Fayez al-Sarraj |
Libyan Ambassador to Greece | |
In office 19 December 2018 – 6 December 2019 | |
President | Fayez al-Sarraj |
Preceded by | Ahmed Gezlal |
Succeeded by | Hamad Bashir Mabrouk |
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Born | Mohamed Younis Ahmed Al-Menfi 3 March 1976 Tobruk, Libya[a] |
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Alma mater | Tobruk University |
Profession | Diplomat |
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Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi (Arabic: محمد يونس المنفي; born 3 March 1976)[1] is a Libyan diplomat and politician. On 5 February 2021, he was chosen as the president of the Libyan Presidential Council at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.[2] Previously, he had served as the Libyan Ambassador to Greece.[3]
Al-Menfi's period as ambassador in Athens was marked by a tense relationship between the GNA and the Greek government because of the Libyan (GNA)–Turkish accord on maritime boundaries. The row is part of a long-running dispute between Turkey and Greece over drilling rights in the Mediterranean. He was eventually expelled from Athens in December 2019.[3]
In the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum procedure for choosing a unified executive authority to lead into the 24 December 2021 Libyan general election, Al-Menfi ran on a joint ticket with Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as prime minister and Musa Al-Koni and Abdullah al-Lafi as members of the Presidential Council. Their list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of Aguila Saleh Issa and Fathi Bashagha.[2] The U.S. ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process against Al-Menfi.[4]
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