Abdul Ati al-Obeidi

Prime Minister of Libya

10 October 1939 Italian Libya

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2 March 1977 – 2 March 1979

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (/ˈ ɑː b d əl ˈ ɑː t i ɑː l oʊ ˈ b eɪ d i / ( listen ) ; Arabic: عبد العاطي العبيدي ‎; born 10 October 1939) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and General Secretary of General People's Congress from 1979 to 1981. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their nuclear weapons program. Amidst a 2011 civil war between Gaddafi loyalists and rebels, he was Foreign Minister in 2011. On 31 August 2011, he was detained west of Tripoli by rebel forces. In June 2013, a court found him not guilty of a charge of mismanagement.