Ali Zeidan
Ali Zeidan علي زيدان | |
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Zeidan at the US State Department, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister of Libya | |
| In office 14 November 2012 – 11 March 2014 | |
| President | Mohammed Magariaf Juma Ahmad Atigha (Acting) Nouri Abusahmain |
| Preceded by | Abdurrahim El-Keib |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah al-Theni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1950 Waddan, Fezzan-Ghadamès (now Libya) |
| Citizenship | Libya Germany |
| Political party | National Party For Development and Welfare |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ali Zeidan (sometimes written as Zidan; Arabic: علي زيدان; born 5 December 1950) is a former prime minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees. Prior to the Libyan Civil War, Zeidan was a Geneva-based human rights lawyer. According to the BBC, he is considered by some local observers as a strong-minded liberal. He was ousted by the parliament committee and fled from Libya on 14 March 2014. However, he told a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the ousting was invalid.