Abdulrahman Sewehli

Abdulrahman Sewehli, also spelt as Abdel Rahman al-Suwayhili,^[1] (Arabic: عبد الرحمن السويحلي) is a Libyan politician and the leader of the Union for the Homeland party. He was elected as chairman of the High Council of State on 6 April 2016. ^[2]

Abdulrahman Sewehli عبد الرحمن السويحلي
Chairman of the High Council of State of Libya
In office 6 April 2016 – 8 April 2018
Vice President	Saleh al-Makhzoum
Preceded by	Nouri Abusahmain (Chairman of the 2014 General National Congress)
Succeeded by	Khalid al-Mishri
Personal details
Born	1946 Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
Political party	Union for the Homeland

He is the grandson of one of the prominent Tripolitanian nationalist Ramadan Asswehly and one of the founders of the Tripolitanian Republic.^[3]