- Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini
Dr. Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini ( _ar. عبد الحفيظ الزليطني) is a
Libyan politician who currently serves asAssistant Secretary of theGeneral People's Committee of Libya (Deputy Prime Minister ). [ [http://www.exxun.com/acf_chiefsofstate/Libya/jcf_1.html Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members 13 August 2007] ]Background
In late
2001 , Zulaytini took over from Ahmad Abdel Karim Ahmad as actingchairman of the governing council for state-ownedNational Oil Company (NOC), becoming the top man in thepetroleum sector in Libya. Ahmad had been chairman since October 1, 2000, and was relatively a new figure promoted by someone close to Qadhafi. He had taken over fromAbdullah Salem Al Badri . Zulaytini was appointed as NOC chairman in January 2002, with specific directions to work on attracting foreign investment into Libya. [Abdel Hafidh Mahmoud Zlitni (also Abdel Hafez Zleitni). APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy: July 29, 2002]On
February 23 ,2007 , the LibyanGeneral People's Congress passed a resolution appointing a newcabinet led byAl-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi , the currentprime minister and a new deputy, Al-Zulaytini. [ [https://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/ukti/appmanager/ukti/countries?_nfpb=true&portlet_3_5_actionOverride=%2Fpub%2Fportlets%2FgenericViewer%2FshowContentItem&_windowLabel=portlet_3_5&portlet_3_5navigationPageId=%2Flibya&portlet_3_5navigationContentPath=%2FBEA+Repository%2F328%2F400159&_pageLabel=CountryType1 Libya:Ministerial cabinet reshuffle announced] ]Other Activities
Abd-al-Hafid al-Zulaytini is also deputy chairman for the
Libyan Investment Corporation (LIC), which was established in early 2007 as aholding company with a mandate to manage and restructure state enterprises, such as the Fund for Africa and the Economic and Social Development Fund. Board member include Planning SecretaryTahir al-Juhaymi , Finance SecretaryMuhammad al-Huwayj , andFarhat Bengdara , who is governor of theCentral Bank of Libya . LIC's President andCEO isMuhammad Layas who previously chaired theLibyan Arab Foreign Bank (LAFB). [ [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6768855/LIBYA-The-Government.html Goliath.com Libya: The Government] ]Zulaytini is also the current chairman of
Al Masraf , acommercial bank in theUnited Arab Emirates . ["UAE: Masraf plans retail push", Emirates Today, 08 September 2007]Notes
External links
* [http://gpco.gov.ly/home.php GPCO Website]
* [http://www.gpcs.gov.ly/en/ General People's Committee For Youth and Sports - Libya Homepage]
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