Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh

About

Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh (Arabic: عبد الحميد محمد عبدالرحمن الدبيبة, also transliterated as Dbeibah; born 1959) is a Libyan politician and businessman who is the prime minister of Libya under the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli. Dbeibeh was appointed on 15 February 2021 through the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), and he was expected to hold the office until elections on 24 December 2021, which were later indefinitely postponed. As of May 2026, general elections still are yet to be held.

== Early life and education ==
Dbeibeh was born around 1959 in the western city of Misrata. Dbeibeh claimed to have earned a Master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 1992; however, the university has denied Dbeibeh’s claims. The information was published days prior to the 24 December 2021 Libyan elections, thus raising controversy over the Presidential candidate’s claims in relation to his educational credentials. Under the Libyan electoral law, candidates are required to have a university degree from an accredited university.

== Business career ==
Dbeibeh returned to Misrata during a construction boom…