Military


Libya Leadership

Col. Muammar al-Qadhafi has no official title, but he runs Libya and is the de facto chief of state. The Secretary of the General People's Congress is chief of state in theory but is not treated as such. The Secretary of the General People's Committee plays the role of prime minister.

By the early 1990s Qadhafi appeared focused on making room in the top echelons of power for Libya's second "revolutionary" generation, men in their 40's and 50's. These are unswervingly loyal to Qadhafi. They proved it by crushing a number of uprisings, particularly in October 1993 and March 1994, and in taking part in hunting down the regime's opponents.

Leader Qadhafi, Muammar Abu Minyar al-, Col.
Sec. of the Gen. People's Congress Zanati, Muhammad al-
Asst. Sec. of the Gen. People's Congress Ibrahim, Ahmad Mohamed
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee (Prime Minister) Ghanim, Shukri Muhammad
Dep. Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee Badri, Abdallah Salim al-
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Economy & Trade Bilkhayr, Abd al-Qadir
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Finance Burayni, al-Ujayli Abd al-Salam al-
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Foreign Liaison & International Cooperation Shalgam, Abd al-Rahman
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Justice & Public Security Masirati, Mohamed Ali al-
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Planning al-Juhaymi, al-Tahriri al-Hadi
Sec. of the Gen. People's Committee for Tourism al-Tayf, Ammar al-Mabruk
Governor, Central Bank Hamid, Ahmed Munaysi Abd al-
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ,