Abdullah al-Lafi
Abdullah al-Lafi | |
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al-Lafi in 2023 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2021 | |
| President | Mohamed al-Menfi |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Maiteeq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) |
Abdullah al-Lafi is a politician from Libya who serving as Vice-Chairman or Vice-President[1][2] and Deputy Head[3][4][5] of Presidential Council of Libya[6][7][8] and Representative of Presidential Council of Libya.[9]
Biography
Lafi assumed his duties as Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council on March 15, 2021, under the presidency of Mohamed al-Menfi. The Presidential Council (al-Majlis ar-Rīʾāsiy) is a body established under the Libyan Political Agreement, signed on December 17, 2015. The Council acts as the head of state of Libya and is mandated to assume command of the Libyan armed forces.
The agreement was unanimously endorsed by the United Nations and the Security Council, which welcomed the creation of the Presidential Council and recognized the Government of National Unity as the sole legitimate executive government of Libya. Following the withdrawal of recognition of the Government of National Unity by the House of Representatives in 2022 and the establishment of a rival government, the Presidential Council remains responsible for the Government of National Unity.
Al Lafi stated in November 2025 that the independence of the judiciary remains an essential guarantee for the protection of citizens' rights and respect for the rule of law. He emphasized that court decisions are binding and enforceable automatically, and must be respected without exception by all state institutions.[10]
References
- ^ Publications, Europa (2021-08-04). The International Directory of Government 2021. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-52137-5.
- ^ "Mr. Abdullah Al-Lafi - Libyan Presidential Council". Libyan Presidential Council. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "BBC Monitoring – Essential Media Insight". BBC. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Libyan newly elected Presidential Council convenes in Tripoli | The Libya Observer". Libya Observer. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey : President Erdoğan receives Deputy Head of the Presidential Council of Libya Abdullah Al-Lafi and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Libya Aguila Saleh". Government of Turkey. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Ukraine, Libya, Sudan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing | UN Web TV". United Nation. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Vice President of Presidential Council Abdullah Al-Lafi meets Sudan's Charge D'affairs in Libya". Government of Libya. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Italian diplomats discuss latest Libya developments with Abdullah Al-Lafi". Libya Update News. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Presidential Representative (Abdullah Al-Lafi) meets with the Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Humanitarian Affairs in the Libyan Army and the Head of the Searching for Missing Persons". Government of Libya. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Al Lafi says interference in judiciary threatens independence and state unity". libyanexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.