Omar al-Hassi عمر الحاسي | |
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| Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government of Libya | |
| In office 6 September 2014 – 31 March 2015* | |
| President | Nouri Abusahmain |
| Preceded by | Abdullah al-Theni |
| Succeeded by | Khalifa al-Ghawil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-03-30)30 March 1949 (age 76) |
| *Hassi's premiership was disputed byAbdullah al-Theni. | |
Omar al-Hassi (Arabic:عمر الحاسي) (30 March 1949) is a professor of political science atUniversity of Benghazi and is aLibyan politician. He was the prime minister of theGeneral National Congress-ledNational Salvation Government inTripoli.[1]
Omar al-Hassi was born in 1959. He is a member of the Hassa tribe (قبيلة الحاسة), a powerful tribe inEastern Libya. He is professor of strategic planning at theUniversity of Benghazi and president ofThe Middle East and Mediterranean Peace Research Institute.[2]
Omar al-Hassi foundedThe International Action Group for Peace in Libya with Dr.Mahmoud Refaat on May 12, 2018.[3]
Al-Hassi was the runner-up on April 29, 2014, in the first round of the Libyan parliament's disputed voting for prime minister. The proceedings were later declared illegal by the Supreme Court. He was set to run againstAhmed Maiteeq when gunmen stormed the parliament to prevent a second round vote from taking place on April 29.[4] He served as Prime Minister of the westernNational Salvation Government from September 6, 2014, to March 31, 2015.
On March 31, 2015, al-Hassi left his position as prime minister and presented his resignation to the GNC officials inTripoli .[5] Some reports suggested without providing evidence that he lied to legislators about the government's fiscal situation.[6] Al-Hassi said he would consult with his "revolutionary partners," an apparent reference to armed groups that have supported him, before determining whether to accept his dismissal, which he said was made illegally.[7]
On 1 December 2016, al-Hassi announced the formation of the High Council of Revolution, which some claimed was a parallel executive body, but this grouping from its establishment refers to itself as the Free Patriots Assembly.[8][9]
On 12 May 2018, al-Hassi founded withMahmoud Refaat theInternational Action Group for Peace in Libya, which accused the UN representatives sent to Libya and leaders of the United Arab Emirates of violating Security Council resolutions relating to Libya. theInternational Action Group for Peace in Libya was inaugurated from the Tunisian capital Tunis as a political and legal group; mainly composed of Libyan politicians, and international legal experts to sue perpetrators of war crimes in Libya.[10]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Libya Disputed 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
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