Mohammed Magariaf

Mohammed Yousef el-Magariaf (also written as Magariaf, Elmegaryaf or Almegaryaf)[1] or, as he writes on his official website, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf[2] (Arabic: محمد يوسف المقريف; born 1940), is a Libyan politician who served as the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013. In this role he was effectively Libya's de facto head of state,[3][4][5] until his resignation in May 2013.[6]

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Mohamed Magariaf
President of the General National Congress of Libya
In office 9 August 2012 – 28 May 2013
Prime Minister	Abdurrahim El-Keib Ali Zeidan
Deputy	Juma Ahmad Atigha
Preceded by	Mohammed Ali Salim (Acting) Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairperson of the National Transitional Council)
Succeeded by	Giuma Ahmed Atigha (Acting) Nouri Abusahmain
Member of the General National Congress for Ajdabiya
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 August 2012
Preceded by	Position established
Secretary General of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya
In office May 1982 – 5 August 2001
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Abdulaziz Sahad
Ambassador of Libya to India
In office 1977 – 31 July 1980
Personal details
Born	Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf 1940 (age 82–83) Benghazi, Italian Libya
Political party	National Front Party (2012–present)
Other political affiliations	National Front for the Salvation of Libya (1981–2012)
Alma mater	University of Benghazi
Website	Official website

Magariaf is the leader of the National Front Party, which won three seats in the 2012 election, and he was previously well known for having founded and been the first leader of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.[7]