Abdul Hafiz Ghoga

Abdul Hafiz Ghoga
عبد الحفيظ غوقة
Vice Chairman of the National Transitional Council of Libya
In office
23 March 2011 – 22 January 2012
PresidentMustafa Abdul Jalil
Prime MinisterMahmoud Jibril
Ali Tarhouni (Acting)
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMustafa Honi
Personal details
Born (1957-06-11) 11 June 1957 (age 67)
Al-Azizya, Libya
Political partyAnti-Gaddafi forces

Abdul Hafiz Ghoga (also known as Abdelhafed Abdelkader Ghoga, also spelled Ghogha; Arabic: عبد الحفيظ غوقة; born 11 June 1957) is a Libyan human rights lawyer who rose to prominence as the spokesman for the National Transitional Council, a body formed in Benghazi during the 2011 Libyan civil war.[1] On 23 March 2011, he became the vice chairman of the council, serving in that post until he resigned on 22 January 2012 after protests against him.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ntclibya_founding was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Connor, Richard (22 January 2012). "Libyan deputy leader steps down after angry protests". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

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