Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini

Dr. Abd-al-Hafid Mahmud al-Zulaytini ( _ar. عبد الحفيظ الزليطني) is a Libyan politician who currently serves as Assistant Secretary of the General 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 acting chairman of the governing council for state-owned National Oil Company (NOC), becoming the top man in the petroleum 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 from Abdullah 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 Libyan General People's Congress passed a resolution appointing a new cabinet led by Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi, the current prime 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 a holding 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 Secretary Tahir al-Juhaymi, Finance Secretary Muhammad al-Huwayj, and Farhat Bengdara, who is governor of the Central Bank of Libya. LIC's President and CEO is Muhammad Layas who previously chaired the Libyan 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, a commercial bank in the United Arab Emirates. ["UAE: Masraf plans retail push", Emirates Today, 08 September 2007]

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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]