National Transitional Council

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In Libya's civil war of 2011, the Interim National Transitional Council is the umbrella rebel organization. While it is not quite an organized shadow or alternative government, it has been recognized by France and seeks other diplomatic relations in the pursuit of legitimacy.

Its leaders include people previously in the Muammar Gaddafi government, such as Mahmoud Jibril, a U.S.-educated professor

Positions and composition

Leadership of the Council is largely made up of technocrats who had resigned from the government before the rebellion. There are also representatives from each major rebel city.

Mahmoud Jibril. Head of Government and international spokesman. Former head of Libyan National Economic Development Board. Previously a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh.

Mustafa Abdel-Jalil. Chairman. Former Minister of Justice (BBC profile [1])

Abdel Hafidh Ghoga . Vice Chairman. Benghazi lawyer.

Ali Tarhouni. Finance minister. Former economics lecturer at University of Washington.

Fathi Terbil. Council member.

Khalifa Hifter. Senior commander of rebel army.

Ali al-Essawi. Council member. Former ambassador.

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