Abdul Ati al-Obeidi

Infobox Prime Minister


name =Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
عبد العاطي العبيدي
order =Prime Minister of Libya
term_start =2 March 1979
term_end =7 January 1981
predecessor =Abdessalam Jalloud
successor =Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi
order2=Head of State of Libya
term_start2 =1 March 1977
term_end2 =1 January 1979
predecessor2 =Muammar al-Gaddafi
successor2 =Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab
order3=Foreign Minister of Libya
term_start3 =1982
term_end3 =1984
predecessor3 =Ali Triki
successor3 =Ali Triki
birth_date =1939
birth_place =Libya

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi ( _ar. عبد العاطي العبيدي ) (born 1939) is a former Head of State and Prime minister of Libya. Abdul Ati al-Obeidi was one of three main negotiators in Libya's decision to denounce and drop their Nuclear Weapons program.

Career

Head of State of Libya

* 1 March, 1977 to 1 January, 1979

General Secretary of the General People's Congress (Prime Minister)

* 2 March, 1979 to 7 January, 1981

Other Positions

* Minister for European Affairs:
* Minister of Foreign Affairs: 1982 - 1984
* Deputy Foreign Minister:
* Libyan ambassador to Italy:

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9907/07/britain.libya/index.html?eref=sitesearch Britain, Libya to resume diplomatic relations]
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/story/0,,1111343,00.html The meeting that brought Libya in from the cold]

ee also

*List of heads of government of Libya

References

* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Libya.htm World Statesmen - Libya]