Ali Zeidan

Prime Minister of Libya

5 December 1950 Waddan, Fezzan-Ghadamès

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14 November 2012 – 11 March 2014

Ali Zeidan (sometimes written as Zidan; Arabic: علي زيدان ‎; born 15 December 1950) is a former Prime Minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees. Prior to the Libyan Civil War, Zeidan was a Geneva-based human rights lawyer and according to the BBC, he is considered by some local observers as a strong-minded liberal. He was ousted by the parliament committee and fled from Libya on 14 March 2014. However, he told the press conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the ousting was invalid.