Mohamed al-Menfi

About

Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi (Arabic: محمد يونس المنفي; born 3 March 1976) is a Libyan diplomat and politician. On 5 February 2021, he was chosen as the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. Previously, he had served as the Libyan Ambassador to Greece.

== Ambassadorship ==
Al-Menfi’s period as ambassador in Athens was marked by a tense relationship between the GNA and the Greek government because of the Libyan (GNA)–Turkish accord on maritime boundaries. The row is part of a long-running dispute between Turkey and Greece over drilling rights in the Mediterranean. He was eventually expelled from Athens in December 2019.

== Presidency of Presidential Council ==
In the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum procedure for choosing a unified executive authority to lead into the 24 December 2021 Libyan general election, Al-Menfi ran on a joint ticket with Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as prime minister and Musa Al-Koni and Abdullah al-Lafi as members of the Presidential Council. Their list obtained 39 votes, five more than that of Aguila Saleh Issa and Fathi Bashagha. The U.S. ambassador denied any attempt to influence the electoral process against Al-Menfi.

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