Suleiman Al-Fortia ( ar, سليمان الفورتية born march 1954) is a member of the Libyan National Transitional Council representing the city of

Misrata Misrata ( ; also spelled Misurata or Misratah; ar, مصراتة, Miṣrāta ) is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated to the east of Tripoli and west of Benghazi on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With ...

. Fortia received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tripoli and a Doctor of Engineering in architecture from a British university. He has taught at King Faisal University for eight years. He has participated in delegations to France during talks where the

anti-Gaddafi forces The anti-Gaddafi forces were Libyan groups that opposed and militarily defeated the government of Muammar Gaddafi, killing him in the process. These opposition forces included organized and armed militia groups, participants in the Libyan Civil ...

asked for weapons shipments. He also negotiated in person for aid efforts to help Misrata during the

siege of Misrata The Battle of Misrata ( ar, معركة مصراتة), also known as the Siege of Misrata, was a battle of the 2011 Libyan Civil War for the control of Misrata. It was fought between troops loyal to the government of Muammar Gaddafi, and anti ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortia, Suleiman Living people 1954 births Members of the National Transitional Council Libyan engineers Engineering academics Misrata Libyan educators University of Tripoli alumni Academic staff of King Faisal University