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This article lists the '''[[Head of state|heads of state]] of [[Libya]]''' since the country's [[Independence of Libya|independence]] in 1951.

Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the [[Arab Spring]]-related [[Libyan crisis]] in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] and the [[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|killing]] of [[Muammar Gaddafi]], amidst the [[Libyan civil war (2011)|First Civil War]] and the [[2011 military intervention in Libya|foreign military intervention]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210210-libya-mired-in-chaos-10-years-after-arab-spring|title=Libya mired in chaos 10 years after Arab Spring|publisher=[[France 24]]|others=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=10 February 2021|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211019-10-years-since-kadhafi-death-stability-still-eludes-libya|title=10 years since Kadhafi death, stability still eludes Libya|publisher=[[France 24]]|others=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=19 October 2021|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-05/07/c_139928992.htm|title=Feature: Libyans struggling in poverty, chaos 10 years after NATO intervention|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=7 May 2021|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> The crisis was deepened by the [[Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014)|factional violence]] in the [[Aftermath of the Libyan civil war (2011)|aftermath of the First Civil War]], resulting in the outbreak of the [[Libyan civil war (2014–2020)|Second Civil War]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conflict-news.com/libyas-second-civil-war-how-did-it-come-to-this/ |title=Libya's Second Civil War: How did it come to this? |work=Conflict News |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320232806/http://www.conflict-news.com/libyas-second-civil-war-how-did-it-come-to-this/ |archive-date=20 March 2015}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/national-post-view-stabilizing-libya-may-be-the-best-way-to-keep-europe-safe|title=National Post View: Stabilizing Libya may be the best way to keep Europe safe|author=National Post View|date=24 February 2015|work=National Post|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> The control over the country is currently split between the internationally recognized [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]] (GNU) in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] and the [[Rival government|rival]] [[Government of National Stability]] (GNS)—supported by the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR)—in [[Tobruk]], their respective supporters, as well as various [[:Category:Jihadist groups in Libya|jihadist groups]] and [[Demographics of Libya#Tribal groups|tribal elements]] controlling parts of the country.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/feb/19/libya-against-itself/|magazine=The New York Review of Books|title=Libya Against Itself|first=Nicolas|last=Pelham|date=February 2015|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref><ref>Fadel, L. [https://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/26/343444450/libyas-crisis-a-shattered-airport-two-parliaments-many-factions "Libya's Crisis: A Shattered Airport, Two Parliaments, Many Factions".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426075812/http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/26/343444450/libyas-crisis-a-shattered-airport-two-parliaments-many-factions |date=2015-04-26 }}</ref>

==Heads of state of Libya (1951–present)==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! colspan=9|

===[[Kingdom of Libya]] (1951–1969)===
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="1%" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Name
! rowspan="2" width="100px" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Lifespan
! colspan="3" width="20%" | Reign
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Dynasty
|-
! Reign start
! Reign end
! Duration
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Idris of Libya|Idris I]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:King Idris I of Libya.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1889–1983
| 24 December 1951
| 1 September 1969
| {{Age in years and days|1951|12|24|1969|9|1}}
| [[Senusiyya|Senussi]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|The first and only King of Libya. Deposed in the [[1969 Libyan revolution|1969 revolution]].}}<ref>{{cite web|agency=AP|website=[[The New York Times]]|title=KING IDRIS, OUSTED IN '69 BY QADDAFI, DIES IN CAIRO|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/26/obituaries/king-idris-ousted-in-69-by-qaddafi-dies-in-cairo.html|date=26 May 1983|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=9|

===[[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi|Libya under Gaddafi]] (1969–2011)===

====[[Libyan Arab Republic]] (1969–1977)====
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="1%" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Name
! rowspan="2" width="100px" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Lifespan
! colspan="3" width="20%" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Political affiliation
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Arab Socialist Union (Libya)}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Muammar Gaddafi]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Moamer el Gadafi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1942–[[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|2011]]
| 1 September 1969
| 2 March 1977
| {{Age in years and days|1969|9|1|1977|3|2}}
| [[Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Military]] / <br /> [[Arab Socialist Union (Libya)|Arab Socialist Union]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Chairman of the [[Libyan Revolutionary Command Council|Revolutionary Command Council]] (RCC). Gaddafi dissolved the RCC on 2 March 1977, after the [[General People's Congress (Libya)|General People's Congress]] (GPC) adopted the [[Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People]].}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/04/archives/libya-reorganizes-government-alters-its-title-to-public.html|title=Libya Reorganizes Government|date=4 March 1977|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=9|

====[[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] (1977–2011)====
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | {{small|(2)}}
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Muammar Gaddafi]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Moamer el Gadafi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1942–[[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|2011]]
| 2 March 1977
| 2 March 1979
| {{Age in years|1977|3|2|1979|3|2}} years
| [[Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Military]] / <br /> [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Gaddafi renounced all government functions on 2 March 1979. However, as leader of the revolution (officially "[[Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution]]"), he retained ultimate control over Libya until he was deposed and [[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|killed]] during the [[Libyan civil war (2011)|First Civil War]] in 2011.}}<ref name="telegraph_gaddafi">{{cite news|last=Wynne-Jones|first=Jonathan|title=Libyan minister claims Gaddafi is powerless and the ceasefire is 'solid'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8393285/Libyan-minister-claims-Gaddafi-is-powerless-and-the-ceasefire-is-solid.html|work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=22 October 2011|date=19 March 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref name="jazeera_gaddafi">{{cite web|title=Gaddafi: Libya dignity under attack|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/03/201132113120236750.html|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|access-date=22 October 2011|date=2 March 2011|quote=Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said that he is not a president and so cannot resign his position, and that power is in the hands of the people, during a televised public rally in the capital, Tripoli.}}</ref><ref name="nyt_gaddafi">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/world/africa/qaddafi-killed-as-hometown-falls-to-libyan-rebels.html|title=An Erratic Leader, Brutal and Defiant to the End|date=20 October 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=[[Neil MacFarquhar]]|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Abdul Ati al-Obeidi]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1939–2023
| 2 March 1979
| 7 January 1981
| {{Age in years and days|1979|3|2|1981|1|7}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Previously served as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Secretary-General of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister)]], from 1977 to 1979.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1940
| 7 January 1981
| 15 February 1984
| {{Age in years and days|1981|1|7|1984|2|15}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Afterwards served as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Secretary-General of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister)]], from 1984 to 1986.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 5
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mifta al-Usta Umar]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1935–2010
| 15 February 1984
| 7 October 1990
| {{Age in years and days|1984|2|15|1990|10|7}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Served at the time of the [[1986 United States bombing of Libya|1986 United States bombing (''Operation El Dorado Canyon'')]].}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 6
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1933–2016
| 7 October 1990
| 18 January 1992
| {{Age in years and days|1990|10|7|1992|1|18}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Muhammad az-Zanati]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Shikh azanati.JPG|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1937{{fact|date=June 2025}}–2025
| 18 January 1992
| 3 March 2008
| {{Age in years and days|1992|1|18|2008|3|3}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 8
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Miftah Muhammed K'eba]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1947{{fact|date=June 2025}}
| 3 March 2008
| 5 March 2009
| {{Age in years and days|2008|3|3|2009|3|5}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 9
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Imbarek Shamekh]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1952
| 5 March 2009<ref>{{cite news|title=Limited Reshuffle in GP Congress, GP Committee|url=http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=2919|access-date=1 January 2021|work=The Tripoli Post|date=6 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404003506/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=2919|archive-date=4 April 2015}}</ref>
| 26 January 2010
| {{Age in years and days|2009|3|5|2010|1|26}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Previously served as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Secretary-General of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister)]], from 2000 to 2003.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:green" |
! rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1952
| 26 January 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afran.ir/en/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2630|title=Friend of Gaddafi named to head Libyan parliament|work=afran.ir|date=27 January 2010|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
| 23 August 2011
| {{Age in years and days|2010|1|26|2011|8|23}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>{{nowrap|{{small|([[Islamic socialism#Gaddafism|Islamic socialist]])}}}}
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Secretary-General of the GPC. Served at the time of the [[Libyan civil war (2011)|First Civil War]] and the concurrent [[2011 military intervention in Libya|foreign military intervention]]. Deposed during the [[Battle of Tripoli (2011)|Battle of Tripoli]].}}
|-
! colspan=9|

===[[History of Libya#Transition and the Second Civil War|Transitional period]] (2011–present)===
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 11
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mustafa Abdul Jalil]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mustafa Abdul Jalil (5713061984).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1952
| 5 March 2011
| 8 August 2012
| {{Age in years and days|2011|3|5|2012|8|8}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Chairman of the [[National Transitional Council]] (NTC). In rebellion to 23 August 2011, based in [[Benghazi]] during this period.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mohammed Ali Salim]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | 1935–2022
| 8 August 2012
| 9 August 2012
| {{Age in years and days|2012|8|8|2012|8|9}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Acting President of the [[General National Congress]] (GNC). Symbolic head of state for the handover of power from the NTC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Front Party (Libya)}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 12
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mohammed Magariaf]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Megariaf cropped GNC.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1940
| 9 August 2012
| 28 May 2013
| {{Age in years and days|2012|8|9|2013|5|28}}
| [[National Front Party (Libya)|National Front Party]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|President of the GNC. Resigned to comply with the [[Lustration|Political Isolation Law]] passed by the GNC on 14 May 2013.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Giuma Ahmed Atigha]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Giuma Ahmed Atigha (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1950
| 28 May 2013
| 25 June 2013
| {{Age in years and days|2013|5|28|2013|6|25}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Acting President of the GNC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 13
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Nouri Abusahmain]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Nouri Abusahmain cropped.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1956
| 25 June 2013
| 5 April 2016
| {{Age in years and days|2013|6|25|2016|4|5}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|President of the GNC. In rebellion, based in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. Internationally recognized until 4 August 2014.}}
|-
! colspan=9|
|-
| colspan="9"| {{small|Following the [[2014 Libyan parliamentary election|2014 parliamentary election]], the government was split between the newly-elected [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR) and the outgoing GNC, resulting in the [[Libyan civil war (2014–2020)|Second Civil War]]. The 2014 elections were declared invalid by the [[Supreme Judicial Council of Libya|Supreme Court]] in November 2014.<ref name="Afer">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29933121|title=Libya court 'invalidates' parliament|work=BBC News |date=6 November 2014|via=BBC|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708225838/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29933121|archive-date=8 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
! colspan=9|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Abu Bakr Baira]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Abubakr Buera Ban Ki-Moon (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1941
| 4 August 2014
| 5 August 2014
| {{Age in years and days|2014|8|4|2014|8|5}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Acting President of the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR). Symbolic head of state for the handover of power from the GNC.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 14
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Aguila Saleh Issa]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Aguila Salah Issa - 2020 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1944
| 5 August 2014
| 15 March 2021
| {{Age in years and days|2014|8|5|2021|3|15}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|President of the HoR. In rebellion, based in [[Tobruk]]. Internationally recognized until 12 March 2016.}}
|-
! colspan=9|
|-
| colspan="9"| {{small|Following the inauguration of the [[Presidential Council (Libya)|Presidential Council]] and the [[Government of National Accord]] (GNA), the government remained split between the HoR and the [[National Salvation Government]] (NSG), recreated after the [[Western Libya clashes (2016–2018)#Coup d'état attempts|2016 coup attempt]]. Afterwards, the High Council of the Revolution was created as well. However, the [[High Council of State (Libya)|High Council of State]] (HCS), based in Tripoli, recognized the GNA.}}
|-
! colspan=9|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 15
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Fayez al-Sarraj]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Fayez al-Sarraj in Washington - 2017 (38751877521) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1960
| 30 March 2016
| 15 March 2021
| {{Age in years and days|2016|3|30|2021|3|15}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Chairman of the [[Presidential Council (Libya)|Presidential Council]]. Simultaneously served as [[List of heads of government of Libya|Prime Minister]] of the [[Government of National Accord]] (GNA). Internationally recognized, based in Tripoli.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
! rowspan="2" | 16
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Mohamed al-Menfi]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | born 1976
| 15 March 2021
| Incumbent
| {{Age in years and days|2021|3|15}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| colspan="4" align=left| {{small|Chairman of the Presidential Council. Internationally recognized, based in Tripoli.}}
|}

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  from: 02/03/1979 till: 07/01/1981 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Abdul Ati al-Obeidi]]"
 bar:Rajab
  from: 07/01/1981 till: 15/02/1984 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab]]"
 bar:Umar
  from: 15/02/1984 till: 07/10/1990 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Mifta al-Usta Umar]]"
 bar:as-Sawsa
  from: 07/10/1990 till: 18/01/1992 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa]]"
 bar:az-Zanati
  from: 18/01/1992 till: 03/03/2008 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Muhammad az-Zanati]]"
 bar:K'eba
  from: 03/03/2008 till: 05/03/2009 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Miftah Muhammed K'eba]]"
 bar:Shamekh
  from: 05/03/2009 till: 26/01/2010 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Imbarek Shamekh]]"
 bar:al-Zwai
  from: 26/01/2010 till: 23/08/2011 color:jamahiriya text:"[[Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai]]"
 bar:Jalil
  from: 05/03/2011 till: 08/08/2012 color:ind        text:"[[Mustafa Abdul Jalil]]"
 bar:Salim
  from: 08/08/2012 till: 09/08/2012 color:ind        text:"[[Mohammed Ali Salim]] (acting)"
 bar:Magariaf
  from: 09/08/2012 till: 28/05/2013 color:nfp        text:"[[Mohammed Magariaf]]"
 bar:Atigha
  from: 28/05/2013 till: 25/06/2013 color:ind        text:"[[Giuma Ahmed Atigha]] (acting)"
 bar:Abusahmain
  from: 25/06/2013 till: 05/04/2016 color:alwafaa    text:"[[Nouri Abusahmain]]"
 bar:Baira
  from: 04/08/2014 till: 05/08/2014 color:ind        text:"[[Abu Bakr Baira]] (acting)"
 bar:Issa
  from: 05/08/2014 till: 15/03/2021 color:ind        text:"[[Aguila Saleh Issa]]"
 bar:al-Sarraj
  from: 30/03/2016 till: 15/03/2021 color:ind        text:"[[Fayez al-Sarraj]]"
 bar:al-Menfi
  from: 15/03/2021 till: $today     color:ind        text:"[[Mohamed al-Menfi]]"

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==Incoming election==
{{main|Next Libyan presidential election}}

==See also==
{{Politics of Libya|executive}}
* [[List of governors-general of Italian Libya]]
* [[List of heads of government of Libya]]
* [[Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Libya.htm#Libya World Statesmen{{spaced ndash}}Libya]

{{Heads of state of Libya}}
{{Libya topics}}
{{Heads of state and government of Africa}}

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