Ali Kanna Sulayman (born 1945) is a Libyan lieutenant general of Tuareg origin.[1][2] He was the commander of Muammar Gaddafi's southern forces in the First Libyan Civil War.[3][4] After the end of the Fezzan campaign, he fled to Agadez and helped other Gaddafi loyalists, most notably air force commander Ali Sharif Al-Rifi, escape to Niger.[5]
In 2013, he returned to the Fezzan region of Libya.[6] He was subsequently involved in mediating the Ubari conflict. In 2015, he participated in negotiation in Doha to end the conflict between the Tuareg and the Toubou.[7][8]
In February 2019, Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, appointed Kanna as commander of the southern (Sabha) military zone.[9][4][10]
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- ^ "Libya: Al-Sirraj appoints Ali Kanna commander of Sabha military zone | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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