Contested authorities: see the government note. No official GNU list of ministers could be found or opened, so all seats are sourced, mainly from the US CIA World Leaders list (28 April 2026) and Libya Observer's report of the March 2026 reshuffle. Names are transliterated from Arabic and the sources spell several differently; where they differ the CIA form is used: Civil Service (CIA: Abd al-Munim Salih; Libya Observer: Abdulmonem Saeed, used here), Housing (Libya Observer: Issam Jomaa), Industry (Libya Observer: Mohamed Ali), Youth (Libya Observer: Haitham Youssef) and Digital Economy (Libya Observer: Ziad al-Hajjaji). Sports is disputed: Libya Observer reported Fouad Barghash taking up the post on 15 March 2026, while the CIA list of 28 April 2026 still shows Abdul Shafi al-Juwaifi, who is also Minister of Local Government. The Prime Minister also holds Defence. The eastern Government of National Stability's cabinet is not recorded.
Libya is a provisional arrangement: a three-member presidential council and a government of national unity selected through a un-backed process in 2021, with a rival eastern government[1][2]. The head of state is Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi[2][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister, Government of National Unity (Tripoli) Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, in office since 10 Mar 2021[1][4][5]. Govpedia records 35 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Head of state
SourcedChairman of the Presidential Council · 15 Mar 2021 – present[2][4]
The Presidential Council has three members: al-Menfi (chairman, for Cyrenaica) and vice-chairmen Abdullah al-Lafi (Tripolitania) and Musa al-Koni (Fezzan); its decisions must be unanimous. It was set up with the Government of National Unity through the UN-backed process of 2021.
Head of government
DisputedPrime Minister, Government of National Unity (Tripoli) · 15 Mar 2021 – present[1][4][5]
Executive
0 of 35 verified on official pages
Libya has rival governments. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) under Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is the one the United Nations recognises (source: lby-wiki-gnu, as of May 2025). The House of Representatives voted on 13 August 2024 to end its term and backs the eastern Government of National Stability, led by acting Prime Minister Osama Hammad since 16 May 2023, which is backed by the Libyan Arab Armed Forces of Khalifa Haftar; the source describes Haftar as holding de facto control in the east. Both prime ministers are therefore marked disputed. Elections postponed in 2021 have not been held; in June 2026 Libyan political bodies set a 2027 target for presidential and parliamentary elections (source: lby-crs-2026). The cabinet listed is the GNU's; the eastern cabinet is not listed. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[12]
2024
0.547rank 125 of 193
Record of changes
12 Mar 2026
The GNU announces a reshuffle filling 13 ministries, including a new Deputy Prime Minister (Salem al-Zadma) and new ministers of Health, Economy, Youth, Water Resources and Higher Education, and a Minister of State for Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence. It is backed by a joint statement of Dbeibah, Presidential Council head Mohamed al-Menfi and High Council of State head Mohamed Takala, although al-Menfi had objected earlier in March.[8][9]
Sourced3 Mar 2026
Prime Minister Dbeibah appoints Mohamed Abdul Salam Al-Qariou Minister of Education and Salem Al-Alam Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, succeeding Mabrouka Tougi.[10]
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