Fathi Bashagha

Fathi Ali Abdul Salam Bashagha , known simply as "Fathi Bashagha" or occasionally Fathi Ali Pasha, is a Libyan politician and the former interim <a href="/facts/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Libya/LQrWKvaj">prime minister</a> of <a href="/facts/Government_of_National_Stability/g4IgA1zX">Government of National Stability</a>. He served as <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Interior_(Libya)/rvT2PSEB">Minister of Interior</a> from 2018 to 2021.
On 10 February 2022, Bashagha was selected as <a href="/facts/Prime_minister%25E2%2580%2593designate/ReHk1yJ7">prime minister-designate</a> by the eastern-based <a href="/facts/House_of_Representatives_(Libya)/2ez5DU9K">Libyan House of Representatives</a>. However, <a href="/facts/Government_of_National_Unity_(Libya)/LC7Q848v">GNU</a> Prime Minister <a href="/facts/Abdul_Hamid_Dbeibeh/g8TbVP2y">Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh</a> rejected Bashagha's appointment as prime minister, stating that he will only hand over power after a <a href="/facts/2022_Libyan_parliamentary_election/4mMUvkBQ">national election</a>. <a href="/facts/Khalifa_Haftar/yIk31zSj">Khalifa Haftar</a> and his <a href="/facts/Libyan_National_Army/tectBHAy">Libyan National Army</a> welcomed Bashagha's appointment.
On 16 May 2023, the Libyan eastern-based parliament suspended Bashagha and assigned his duties to the finance minister <a href="/facts/Osama_Hammad/NpKVKJ5W">Osama Hammad</a>.

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