High Council of State المجلس الأعلى للدولة | |
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| Founded | 5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) |
| Preceded by | General National Congress |
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| Seats | 145 |
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Political groups | Members of the GNC appointed after 2014 (134) Members of the GNC elected in 2012 (11) |
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| Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli, Libya | |
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TheHigh Council of State (Arabic:المجلس الأعلى للدولة,al majlis al'aelaa lildawla) is an advisory body forLibya formed under the terms of theLibyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015.[1] The agreement resulted fromUnited Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by theSecurity Council.[2] The High Council of State is able to advise the interimGovernment of National Accord (GNA) and theHouse of Representatives (HoR), currently based inTobruk, and can express a binding opinion on these bodies under certain circumstances.[3] The members of the council were nominated by remaining members of theGeneral National Congress who in 2014 were not elected to the HoR.
The council met for the first time on 27 February 2016[4] and it was formally established at a ceremony at theRadisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel in Tripoli on 5 April 2016.[5]
The council moved into the headquarters of the former General National Congress, at the Rixos Al Nasr Convention Centre, on 22 April 2016.[6]
On 31 August 2016, a 94-member rival High Council of State was proclaimed inBenghazi and its members wanted to join the official body.[7]
On 21 September 2016, the High Council of State took legislative powers.[8]
On 10 October 2016, the Rixos Al Nasr Convention Centre was attacked by gunmen loyal to the GNC.[9] On 15 October 2016, forces loyal to the GNC took over the building and announcedthe return of the Ghawil cabinet.[10][11] Then, fighting occurred between Sarraj loyalists and Ghawil forces.[12][13] Following these clashes, the council once again took up residence in the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel.
| Incumbent | Since | Until | Party |
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| Abdulrahman Sewehli | 6 April 2016 | 8 April 2018 | Union for Homeland |
| Khalid al-Mishri | 8 April 2018 | 6 August 2023 | Justice and Construction Party |
| Mohammed Takala | 6 August 2023 | Independent |
Saleh al-Makhzoum[14][15] served as the first deputy chairman andMuhammed Imazzeb[16] served as second deputy chairman under Sewehli. They were replaced byNaji Mukhtar andFawzi Aqab, respectively, during the tenure of al-Mishri.[17]
In August 2023,Mohammed Takala replaced al-Mishri.[18]
