List of heads of government of Libya
This article lists the heads of government of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.
Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention. The crisis was deepened by the factional violence in the aftermath of the First Civil War, resulting in the outbreak of the Second Civil War in 2014. The control over the country is currently split between the internationally recognized Government of National Unity in Tripoli and the rival Government of National Stability —supported by the House of Representatives —in Tobruk, their respective supporters, as well as various jihadist groups and tribal elements controlling parts of the country.
Heads of government of Libya (1951–present)
[Kingdom of Libya] (1951–1969)
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Libya under Gaddafi">History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi">Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)
[Libyan Arab Republic] (1969–1977)
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[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya] (1977–2011)
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Transitional period">History of Libya#Transition and the Second Civil War">Transitional period (2011–present)
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