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Abdulrazek al-Nadoori

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Lieutenant General

Abdulrazek al-Nadoori
Native name
عبد الرزاق الناظوري
Born1955
Allegiance Libya (HoR)
Service / branch Libyan Ground Forces
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsChief of the General Staff

Abdulrazek al-Nadoori (Arabic: عبد الرازق الناظوري) is a Libyan military officer. Since 2014 he has been the Chief of the General Staff in Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army, loyal to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives.[1][2] He also served as the military governor of eastern Libya, from Bin Jawad to Derna.[3][4]

Political role

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In late 2016, Abdulrazek al-Nadoori replaced several of the elected municipal mayors in eastern Libya by unelected people, mostly military.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Gomaa, Ahmed (18 April 2018). Libyan General Staff Head survives assassination attempt. Egypt Today.
  2. ^ Libyan Military Officials Discuss Army Unification in Egypt. Asharq al-Awsat. Published 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ Eastern region's commander sacks Benghazi's mayor, appoints a military official instead Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Libya Observer. Published 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ LNA in Derna attacks, three mujahideen reported killed. Libya Herald. Published 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ Talbot, Frank; Denehy, David (13 December 2018). "Is it time for municipal elections in Libya?". Institute for International Political Studies. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Serraj condemns eastern suppression of elected mayors". Libya Herald. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.