Mohammed Ali Abdallah Addarrat (born 13 September 1975 in
Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli (; ar, طرابلس الغرب, translit= Ṭarābulus al-Gharb , translation=Western Tripoli) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.1 million people in 2019. It is located in the northwest of Libya o ...
) is a Libyan political activist. Serves as Senior Advisor to the Libyan Government of National Accord for US Affairs.
Background
He is the second of seven children to Ali Abdallah Addarrat & Fatima Senoussi.
Political Activist
Addarrat joined the
National Front for the Salvation of Libya
The National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL) was a political opposition group active during the rule of the Gaddafi regime in Libya. It was formed in 1981 and called for major liberalising reforms such as democratic elections, a free pre ...
at a very young age in exile, and became one of its young protégés. Worked as part of Al-Inqad magazine publishing team, as well as part of the Radio Broadcasting team, and member of a musical group that produced patriotic songs about Libya. Appointed to the NFSL's Permanent Bureau in 2002, and later to its executive committee in 2004.
He was elected as the Deputy Secretary General of the NFSL in 2007, serving with Mr. Ibrahim Sahad.
He was responsible for the NFSL's operations inside Libya from 2004 until the
2011 Libyan civil war
The First Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government. It erupted with the Liby ...
.
He was media representative for the group.
Addarrat served a 2-year term in the inaugural General National Congress of Libya (GNC) 2012–2014, and served as the chairman of the Financial Planning, Budget, and Finance oversight sub-committee. He was the president of the National Front Party (3rd Largest Party in Libya) from 2012 - 2017. He was selected to serve on the UN-led political dialogue group that produced the
Libyan Political Agreement
The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ( ar, مجلس النواب, translit=Majlis al-Nuwaab, translation=Council of Deputies) is the legislature of Libya resulting from the 2014 Libyan parliamentary election, which had an 18% turnout. In ...
representing The
National Front Party on the committee.
Professional career
Held several political leadership and professional consultative roles between 2012 and 2017. Currently serves as a senior advisor for US affairs to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA).
References
External links
*http://audioboo.fm/boos/449756-mohammed-ali-abdallah-from-nfsl-talks-about-possible-massacre-at-tripoli-prison
*http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2011/09/201191275448551995.html
Reuters*http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=57577
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1975 births
National Front for the Salvation of Libya politicians
Living people
People of the Libyan civil war (2011)
Libyan Sunni Muslims
People from Tripoli, Libya