Ali Aujali

Ali Suleiman Aujali (Arabic: علي الأوجلي‎, alternatively transliterated Ojli and Adjali) is a Libyan diplomat who was nominated for Libya's minister of foreign affairs, but resigned on 2 January 2013 without being sworn in.

Ali Aujali
علي الأوجلي
Aujali delivers remarks at a memorial service for Pan Am Flight 103
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office
27 November 2012 – 2 January 2013
PresidentMohamed Yousef el-Magariaf
Prime MinisterAli Zeidan
Preceded byAshour Bin Khayal
Personal details
Born1944 (age 76–77)
Benghazi, Libya
NationalityLibyan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materBenghazi University
ProfessionDiplomat
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Born in Benghazi in 1944, he received his BA in Business Administration from the Benghazi University.[1]

Career
Aujali with Hillary Clinton in 2011

Aujali was first posted to the Libyan embassy in London as Third Secretary in 1971. In 1976 he was posted to the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before being promoted in 1981 to the post of Ambassador to Malaysia.[1] Subsequently Aujali was the Libyan ambassador to Argentina (1984–1988) and then Brazil (1988–1994). As Ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2011 for the Gaddafi government, he was also known for defending the return of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to Libya. He also served as the chargé d'affaires to Canada (2001 to 2004).[1]

Aujali was formerly Ambassador to the United States on behalf of the National Transitional Council from 15 August 2011 to 1 November 2012.[2] He previously held the position on behalf of the Gaddafi government from January 2009 until February 2011, when he resigned in the wake of the Libyan Civil War.[1][3][4] He joined the opposition National Transitional Council soon after; on 9 August the U.S. State Department confirmed that it had handed the Libyan embassy in Washington, D.C. to the NTC,[5] and Aujali was re-accredited by the United States as Libya's Ambassador on 15 August.

Aujali was nominated for minister of foreign affairs by Ali Zidan at the end of October 2012.[6] Although cabinet minister are sworn in on 14 November 2013, he could not since his investigation by the commission regarding his ties to former ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, was not completed until that day.[7] The commission cleared him on 27 November.[7] However, he was not sworn in and resigned on 31 December 2012.[6][8]

Press
  • "How to help free Libya". The Washington Post. 31 March 2011.
  • "VOA Exclusive: Libya's Former US Ambassador Says West Should Intervene". VOA. 10 March 2011.
  • James Debono (2 March 2011). "Ali Suleiman Aujali - the new face of the revolution?". Malta Today. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  • "Libyan Envoy Aujali: Gadhafi Has 'No Place to Go'". PBS Newshour. 22 March 2011.
  • "Rebranding Libya - Ali Suleiman Aujali". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. 31 March 2011.

References
  1. "Libya's Ambassador to the U.S. Resigns: Who is Ali Aujali?". Allgov.com. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. "US accredits rebel representative as new Libya envoy". AFP. 15 August 2011.
  3. "A tale of two Libyan embassies in Washington, D.C.", foreign Policy, Josh Rogin, March 10, 2011
  4. "Qaddafi’s Man No More: Disgusted, Envoy Breaks Free of Former Boss", The Washington Diplomat, Larry Luxner, 29 March 2011
  5. "US transfers Libyan embassy to rebels". AFP. 9 August 2011.
  6. "Aujali resigns Foreign Ministry portfolio". Libya Herald. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  7. "Events in November 2012". Rulers. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  8. "Ali Aujali Will Not be Foreign Minister". Libya Analysis. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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