Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab

Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab (Arabic: محمد الزروق رجب) (born 7 March 1940)^[1] was a former Head of State and General Secretary of the People's Committee (Prime Minister) in Libya.^[2]

Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab محمد الزروق رجب
Prime Minister of Libya
In office 16 February 1984 – 3 March 1986
Leader	Muammar Gaddafi
Preceded by	Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi
Succeeded by	Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress
In office 7 January 1981 – 15 February 1984
Leader	Muammar Gaddafi
Preceded by	Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
Succeeded by	Mifta al-Usta Umar
Governor of the Central Bank of Libya
In office 4 January 1987 – 6 October 1990
Preceded by	Rajab El Msallati
Succeeded by	Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini
In office 2 April – August 2011
Preceded by	Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini (acting)
Succeeded by	Kassem Azzuz
Personal details
Born	(1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 (age 85) Libya

Rajab was General Secretary of the General People's Congress from January 7, 1981 to February 15, 1984. From 16 February 1984 to 3 March 1986 he was the prime minister of Libya. He was Minister of Treasury from 1972 to 1977,^[3] and Secretary of Finance from 1977 to 1981.^[4]