# Minister of Foreign Affairs (Libya)

This is a list of foreign ministers of Libya.

## Names

Title of foreign minister varies depending on political regime. For example, during the Jamahiriya era (1977–2011), the title was Secretary of People's Committee for Foreign Communication and International Cooperation.

## List of foreign ministers

Libyan provisional government (pre-independence, 1951) :
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
| | Ali Jerbi | 1903–1969 | 29 March 1951 – 24 December 1951 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
| Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969) |||||
| | Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1903–1970 | 24 December 1951 – 19 February 1954 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
| | Muhammad Sakizli | 1892–1976 | 19 February 1951 – 11 April 1954 | Muhammad Sakizli |
| | Abdul Salam al-Buseiri | 1898–1978 | 11 April 1954 – 3 December 1954 | Mustafa Ben Halim |
| | Mustafa Ben Halim | 1921– 2021 | 3 December 1954 – 30 October 1956 | Mustafa Ben Halim |
| | Ali Sahli | 1924–2004 | 30 October 1956 – 14 March 1957 | Mustafa Ben Halim |
| | Abdul Majid Kubar (1st time) | 1909–1988 | 14 March 1957 – 26 May 1957 | Mustafa Ben Halim |
| | Wahbi al-Bouri (1st time) | 1916–2010 | 26 May 1956 – 11 October 1958 | Abdul Majid Kubar |
| | Abdul Majid Kubar (2nd time) | 1909–1988 | 11 October 1958 – 16 October 1960 | Abdul Majid Kubar |
| | Abdul Qadir al-Allam | 1919–2003 | 16 October 1960 – 3 May 1961 | Muhammad Osman Said |
| | Suleiman Jerbi | ? | 3 May 1961 – 27 January 1962 | Muhammad Osman Said |
| | Wanis al-Qaddafi (1st time) | 1924–1986 | 27 January 1962 – 6 March 1963 | Muhammad Osman Said |
| | Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir | 1930–1999 | 6 March 1963 – 19 March 1963 | Muhammad Osman Said |
| | Mohieddin Fikini | 1925–1994 | 19 March 1963 – 22 January 1964 | Mohieddin Fikini |
| | Hussein Maziq | 1918–2006 | 22 January 1964 – 20 March 1965 | Mahmud al-Muntasir |
| | Wahbi al-Bouri (2nd time) | 1916–2010 | 20 March 1965 – 2 October 1965 | Hussein Maziq |
| | Ahmad Bishti | born 1927 | 2 October 1965 – 4 January 1968 | Hussein Maziq (1965–1967) Abdul Qadir al-Badri (1967) Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1967–1968) |
| | Wanis al-Qaddafi (2nd time) | 1924–1986 | 4 January 1968 – 4 September 1968 | Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush |
| | Shams ad-Din Orabi | died 2009 | 4 September 1968 – June 1969 | Wanis al-Qaddafi |
| | Ali Hussnein | 1925–2018 | June 1969 – 31 August 1969 | Wanis al-Qaddafi |
| Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011) Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) |||||
| | Salah Busir | 1925–1973 | 1969–1970 | Mahmud Suleiman Maghribi |
| | Mohammed Najm | 1943–2016 | 1970–1972 | Muammar Gaddafi |
| | Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia | 1931–c. 1993 | 1972–1973 | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| | Abdul Monem el Houni | ? | 1974–1975 | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| | Ali Treki (1st time) | 1938–2015 | 1976–1977 | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) |||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Secretary of General People's Committee |
| Secretaries of the People's Committee for External Communication |||||
| | Ali Treki | 1938–2015 | 1977–1982 | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1977–1979) Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (1979–1982) |
| | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1st time) | 1939–2023 | 1982–1984 | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi |
| | Ali Treki (2nd time) | 1938–2015 | 1984–1986 | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
| | Kamel Maghur | 1935–2002 | 1986–1987 | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi |
| | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | 1939–2024 | 1987–1990 | Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir |
| | Ibrahim al Bishari | c. 1942–1997 | 1990–1992 | Abuzed Omar Dorda |
| | Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir | 1939–2001 | 1992–2000 | Abuzed Omar Dorda (1992–1994) Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud (1994–1997) Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush (1997–2000) |
| | Abdel Rahman Shalgham | born 1949 | 2000–2009 | Imbarek Shamekh (2000–2003) Shukri Ghanem (2003–2006) Baghdadi Mahmudi (2006–2009) |
| | Moussa Koussa | born 1950 | 2009–2011 | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
| | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (2nd time) | 1939–2023 | 2011 | Baghdadi Mahmudi |
| Transitional period (2011–2021) |||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
| | Mahmoud Jibril | 1952–2020 | 23 March 2011 – 23 November 2011 | Mahmoud Jibril |
| | Ashour Bin Khayal | born 1939 | 24 November 2011 – 14 November 2012 | Abdurrahim El-Keib |
| | Mohamed Abdelaziz | born c. 1952 | 14 November 2012 – 28 September 2014 | Ali Zeidan (2012–2014) Abdullah al-Thani (2014) |
| | Mohammed al-Dairi | born 1952 | 28 September 2014 – 28 February 2019 | Abdullah al-Thani |
| | Abdulhadi Elhweg | born 1971 | 28 February 2019 – 15 March 2021 | Abdullah al-Thani |
| Government of National Accord (2016–2021) |||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
| | Mohamed Taha Siala | born 1943 | 30 March 2016 – 15 March 2021 | Fayez al-Sarraj |
| Government of National Unity (2021–present) |||||
| Portrait | Name | Lifespan | Term of office | Prime Minister |
| | Najla Mangoush | born 1970 | 15 March 2021 – 28 August 2023 (Suspended) | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
| | Fathallah al-Zani (Acting) | born 1985 | 28 August 2023 – 3 September 2023 | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
| | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (Acting) | born 1958 | 3 September 2023 – Present | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |