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Muhammad az-Zanati

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Muhammad al-Zanati
الزناتي إمحمد الزناتي
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
In office
18 January 1992 – 3 March 2008
Prime MinisterAbuzed Omar Dorda
Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush
Mubarak Abdallah al-Shamikh
Shukri Ghanem
Baghdadi Mahmudi
LeaderMuammar Gaddafi
Preceded byAbdul Razzaq as-Sawsa
Succeeded byMiftah Muhammed K'eba
Personal details
Born1937 (age 86–87)[citation needed]
Libya

Muhammad al-Zanati (Arabic: الزناتي إمحمد الزناتي Az-Zanati al-Muhammad az-Zanati) is a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Congress, and the head of state of Libya from 18 January 1992 until 3 March 2008. He was reappointed on 1 March 2000.[1] He is of the Qadhadhfa branch of the Houara tribe.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Press, C. Q. (2006-12-15). Political Handbook Of Africa 2007. CQ Press. p. 511. ISBN 9780872893269.
  2. ^ Vandewalle, D. (2016-04-30). Libya since 1969: Qadhafi's Revolution Revisited. Springer. p. 117. ISBN 9780230613867.