Omar al-Hassi () (30 March 1949) is a professor of political science at University of Benghazi and is a

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

n politician. He was the prime minister of the

General National Congress The General National Congress or General National Council (GNC; ) was the Legislature, legislative authority of Libya for two years following the end of the First Libyan Civil War. It was elected by popular vote on 7 July 2012, and took power f ...

-led

National Salvation Government The National Salvation Government () was a government body formed by politicians from the General National Congress's blocs that lost the June 2014 elections in Libya. The NSG was led by Khalifa al-Ghawil. The term Libya Dawn Coalition was ...

in Tripoli.

Biography

Omar al-Hassi was born in 1959. He is a member of the Hassa tribe (قبيلة الحاسة), a powerful tribe in

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. He is professor of strategic planning at University of Benghazi and president of The Middle East and Mediterranean Peace Research Institute. Omar al-Hassi founded The International Action Group for Peace in Libya with Dr. Mahmoud Refaat on May 12, 2018. Al-Hassi was the runner-up on April 29, 2014, in the first round of the Libyan parliament's disputed voting for prime minister. The proceedings were later declared illegal by the Supreme Court. He was set to run against Ahmed Maiteeq when gunmen stormed the parliament to prevent a second round vote from taking place on April 29. He served as Prime Minister of the western

from September 6, 2014, to March 31, 2015. On March 31, 2015, al-Hassi left his position as prime minister and presented his resignation to the GNC officials in Tripoli . Some reports suggested without providing evidence that he lied to legislators about the government's fiscal situation. Al-Hassi said he would consult with his "revolutionary partners," an apparent reference to armed groups that have supported him, before determining whether to accept his dismissal, which he said was made illegally.

Post prime minister position

On 1 December 2016, he announced the formation of the High Council of Revolution, which some claimed was a parallel executive body, but this grouping from its establishment refers to itself as the Free Patriots Assembly. On 12 May 2018, Al-Hassi founded with Mahmoud Refaat the ''International Action Group for Peace in Libya'', which accused the UN representatives sent to Libya and leaders of the United Arab Emirates of violating Security Council resolutions relating to Libya. the ''International Action Group for Peace in Libya'' was inaugurated from the Tunisian capital Tunis as a political and legal group; mainly composed of Libyan politicians, and international legal experts to sue perpetrators of war crimes in Libya.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassi, Omar Libyan Islamists Living people Academic staff of the University of Benghazi Prime ministers of Libya 1949 births