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{{Short description|Libyan politician and architect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| name = Fayez al-Sarraj
| image = Fayez al-Sarraj (2016).jpg
| caption = Al-Sarraj in 2016
| office = [[List of heads of state of Libya|Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya]] ([[Government of National Accord]])
| vicepresident = [[Ahmed Maiteeq]]
| primeminister = Himself
| term_start = 30 March 2016
| term_end = 15 March 2021*
| predecessor = [[Nouri Abusahmain]] {{small|(As President of the General National Congress)}} <br/> [[Aguila Saleh Issa]] {{small|(As Speaker of the House of Representatives, internationally recognized)}}
| successor = [[Mohamed al-Menfi]] {{small|(under the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]])}}
| office1 = [[List of heads of government of Libya|Head of Government of Libya]]
| status1 = As [[Presidential Council (Libya)|Chairman of the Presidential Council]] ([[Government of National Accord]])
| president1 = Himself
| deputy1 = [[Ahmed Maiteeq]]
| term_start1 = 5 April 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rulers.org/rull.html#libya |title=Countries L |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416083419/http://rulers.org/rull.html#libya |archive-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| term_end1 = 15 March 2021**
| predecessor1 = [[Abdullah al-Theni]]<br>[[Khalifa al-Ghawil]] {{small|(As Prime Ministers)}}
| successor1 = [[Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh]] {{small|(As Prime Minister under the [[Government of National Unity (Libya)|Government of National Unity]])}}
| office2 = [[Minister of Defence (Libya)|Minister of Defense]]
| term_start2 = 6 September 2018
| term_end2 = 29 August 2020
| president2 = Himself
| predecessor2 = [[Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi]]
| successor2 = Salah Eddine al-Namrouch
| office3 = Minister of Housing and Utilities
| term_start3 = 25 May 2014
| term_end3 = 9 June 2014
| president3 = [[Nouri Abusahmain]]
| primeminister3 = [[Ahmed Maiteeq]]
| predecessor3 = Ali Al-Sharif
| successor3 = Zuhair Mahmoud
| birth_name = Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|2|20}}
| birth_place = [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], [[Kingdom of Libya]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Libyan people|Libyan]]
| citizenship = [[Libyan nationality law|Libya]]
| education = [[University of Tripoli]]
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| spouse = {{ubl |{{Marriage|Fatima Al-Tarhuni|1985|1995|end=div}} |{{Marriage|Samera Trabelsi|1998|2003|end=div}} |{{Marriage|Nadia Refaat|2005}}}}
| footnotes = {{small|*Sarraj's position as head of state was disputed by [[Aguila Saleh Issa]].}}<br>{{small|**Sarraj's premiership was disputed by [[Abdullah al-Theni]] and [[Khalifa al-Ghawil]].}}
| signature = Fayez al-Sarraj signature.svg
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|فايز السراج}}}}
}}

'''Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj''' ({{langx|ar|فائز السراج}} or {{lang|ar|فايز السراج}}; born 20 February 1960) is a [[Libya]]n politician who served as the [[List of heads of state of Libya|Chairman]] of the [[Presidential Council (Libya)|Presidential Council of Libya]] and [[List of heads of government of Libya|head of government]]<ref name=20160331theguardian>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/chief-libyas-un-backed-government-fayez-sarraj-arrives-tripoli |title=Chief of Libya's new UN-backed government arrives in Tripoli |first=Chris |last=Stephen |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=31 March 2016 |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331020606/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/chief-libyas-un-backed-government-fayez-sarraj-arrives-tripoli |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> of the [[Government of National Accord]], which was formed on 17 December 2015 under the [[Libyan Political Agreement]], from 2016 to 2021. He has been a member of the Parliament of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref name=guard>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/09/libya-national-unity-government-announced-by-un-after-months-of-talks |title=Libya national unity government announced by UN after months of talks |work=The Guardian |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122075140/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/09/libya-national-unity-government-announced-by-un-after-months-of-talks |archive-date=22 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Fayez Mustafa was born on 20 February 1960 in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gillon|first=Jihâd|date=2018-12-04|title=Libye: dix choses à savoir sur Fayez al-Sarraj – Jeune Afrique|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/675888/politique/libye-dix-choses-a-savoir-sur-fayez-al-sarraj/|magazine=[[Jeune Afrique]]|language=fr|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref> He comes from a wealthy family of [[Kouloughlis|Kouloughli]] descent which owned shops and vast amount of land.<ref>{{Citation|last=Pouvreau|first=Ana|title=Les ressorts de l'engagement de la Turquie en Libye|date=2020-02-13|url=http://fmes-france.org/les-ressorts-de-lengagement-de-la-turquie-en-libye|access-date=2020-06-08|author-link=Ana Pouvreau}}</ref><ref name="Pacifier la Libye : le pari fou du Premier ministre Fayez al-Sarraj" /> Al-Sarraj is said to be of [[Turkish people|Turkish]] origin.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1 January 2020|title=Outrage, Rift and Resignations Over Erdogan's Libya Plan|url=https://www.insideover.com/politics/outrage-rift-and-resignations-over-erdogans-libya-plan.html|magazine=InsideOver|language=en}}</ref> His father, Mostafa al-Sarraj was a minister during the [[Kingdom of Libya|Libyan monarchy]].<ref name="Pacifier la Libye : le pari fou du Premier ministre Fayez al-Sarraj">{{cite news|date=8 April 2016|title=Pacifier la Libye : le pari fou du Premier ministre Fayez al-Sarraj|language=fr|work=[[France 24]]|url=http://france24.com/fr/20160408-libye-premier-ministre-fayez-al-sarraj-gouvernement-tripoli-tobrouk|url-status=live|access-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145339/http://france24.com/fr/20160408-libye-premier-ministre-fayez-al-sarraj-gouvernement-tripoli-tobrouk|archive-date=22 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=economist21698322>{{cite news |date=5 May 2016 |title=Italy ponders military intervention in Libya |url=https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21698322-carabinieri-may-not-be-marching-tripoli-just-yet-italy-ponders-military-intervention |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |access-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813193524/http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21698322-carabinieri-may-not-be-marching-tripoli-just-yet-italy-ponders-military-intervention |archive-date=13 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Fayez al-Sarraj trained as an architect, and during the [[Muammar Gaddafi|Colonel Muammar Gaddafi]] era he was employed at the Housing Ministry.<ref name="Mezran">{{cite web |author=Mezran, Karim |date=9 October 2015 |title=The Libyan Agreement: The First Step in a Long Journey |publisher=Atlantic Council |url=http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-libyan-agreement-the-first-step-in-a-long-journey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404185211/http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-libyan-agreement-the-first-step-in-a-long-journey |archive-date=4 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, he served as the minister of housing and utilities in the [[Maiteeq Cabinet]] of the [[General National Congress|GNC]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=GNC-approved Maetig cabinet revealed |date=29 March 2014 |newspaper=Libya Herald |url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/05/29/gnc-approved-maetig-cabinet-revealed/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530081757/http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/05/29/gnc-approved-maetig-cabinet-revealed/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His opponents criticized his political appointment as a foreign imposition.<ref>{{cite web |title=PROFILE Fayez Sarraj: A Libyan leader with a tough job |website=Europe Online Magazine |url=http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/profilefayez-sarraj-a-libyan-leader-with-a-tough-job_447307.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404185557/http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/profilefayez-sarraj-a-libyan-leader-with-a-tough-job_447307.html |archive-date=4 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> A 2016 article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' quoted Guma el-Gamaty, a member of Libya Dialogue, the UN-chaired body that created the new government, as saying that al-Sarraj was "expected to ask for help to combat [[ISIS]] and train Libyan units."<ref name=20160303theguardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/chief-libyas-un-backed-government-fayez-sarraj-arrives-tripoli |title=Chief of Libya's new UN-backed government arrives in Tripoli |last=Stephen |first=Chris |website=Chief of Libya's new UN-backed government arrives in Tripoli |publisher=The Guardian Newspaper |access-date=31 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331020606/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/30/chief-libyas-un-backed-government-fayez-sarraj-arrives-tripoli |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following [[2014 Libyan parliamentary election|Libya's 2014 elections]], the government became split between the [[New General National Congress]] in Tripoli and the internationally recognized legislature of the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] in [[Tobruk]].<ref name=guard />

=== Presidency ===
In early October 2014, the [[United Nations]] envoy to Libya, [[Bernardino León]], proposed a National Unity Government for Libya, to be led by the Presidential Council of Fayez al-Sarraj, as prime minister, three deputies from the country's eastern, western, and southern regions, and two ministers.<ref name=aljazeera1510082236>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/libya-unity-government-151008223631097.html |title=UN proposes unity government to end Libya conflict |access-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605105300/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/libya-unity-government-151008223631097.html |archive-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, this national unity government was rejected by the internationally recognized legislature in Tobruk and the rival government in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan officials reject UN-proposed unity deal with rival government |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/libya-un-unity-government-power-sharing-rejection |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 November 2015 |first=Associated Press in |last=Benghazi |date=19 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118161758/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/libya-un-unity-government-power-sharing-rejection |archive-date=18 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fayez al-Sarraj, and six members of the Presidential Council and proposed cabinet arrived in Tripoli on 30 March 2016.<ref name=afp3518986>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/support-grows-libyas-unity-government-000257765.html|title=Support grows for Libya's new unity government |access-date=11 June 2016|agency=AFP }}</ref> The following day, it was reported{{undue weight inline|date=April 2017}} that the GNA had taken control of the prime ministerial offices and that the GNC appointed prime minister [[Khalifa al-Ghawil]] had fled to [[Misrata]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/03/31/rebel-tripoli-administration-vanishes-ghwell-flees-to-misrata/ |title=Rebel Tripoli administration vanishes | |date=31 March 2016 |access-date=31 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410013608/https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/03/31/rebel-tripoli-administration-vanishes-ghwell-flees-to-misrata/ |archive-date=10 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=April 2017}} On 14 October 2014, forces loyal to [[General National Congress (2014)|GNC]] [[2016 Libyan coup d'état attempt|took over]] the building of the [[High Council of State (Libya)|High Council of State]] and announced the comeback of Ghawil cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/gnc-retakes-parliament-compound-high-council-state-condemns |title=GNC retakes parliament compound, High Council of State condemns | The Libya Observer |publisher=Libyaobserver.ly |access-date=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022011431/http://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/gnc-retakes-parliament-compound-high-council-state-condemns |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=trtworld207539>{{cite web |url=http://www.trtworld.com/mea/rival-group-seizes-libyas-un-backed-government-offices-207539 |title=Rival group seizes Libya's UN-backed government offices |publisher=TRT World |date=15 October 2016 |access-date=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022054456/http://www.trtworld.com/mea/rival-group-seizes-libyas-un-backed-government-offices-207539 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Then, fighting occurred between Sarraj loyalists and Ghawil forces.<ref name=ahram245898>{{cite web |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/245898/World/Region/Clashes-erupt-in-Libyan-capital-Tripoli.aspx |title=Clashes erupt in Libyan capital Tripoli – Region – World – Ahram Online |publisher=English.ahram.org.eg |date=16 October 2016 |access-date=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022012511/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/245898/World/Region/Clashes-erupt-in-Libyan-capital-Tripoli.aspx |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Musa |first=Rami |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-concerned-about-use-of-force-in-libyas-capital/2016/10/16/a26658c4-9386-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html |title=Clashes erupt in Libyan capital |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016175054/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-concerned-about-use-of-force-in-libyas-capital/2016/10/16/a26658c4-9386-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html |archive-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Al-Sarraj was accused of obtaining [[Ni-Vanuatu nationality law|ni-Vanuatu citizenship]] for himself and his family in January 2020 by ''The Guardian''. In April 2023, ''The Guardian'' retracted the claim, and apologized for the mistake. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-14 |title=Who's buying Vanuatu's passports? Crypto moguls, wanted men and even a prime minister |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/15/whos-buying-vanuatus-passports-crypto-moguls-wanted-men-and-even-a-prime-minister |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-17 |title=L'ancien Premier ministre Fayez al-Sarraj abandonne sa nationalité libyenne |url=https://www.maghreb-intelligence.com/lancien-premier-ministre-fayez-al-sarraj-abandonne-sa-nationalite-libyenne/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Maghreb Intelligence |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13|title=Corrections and clarifications Mr Faiez Sarraj – apology|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/apr/13/corrections-and-clarifications|access-date=2023-04-18 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

On 16 September 2020, al-Sarraj stated that he will be stepping down from his position by the end of October 2020, following [[2020 Libyan protests|a month of protests in Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya's Tripoli-based PM Al-Sarraj to stand down |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1735646/middle-east |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=Arab News |date=16 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Welle (www.dw.com) |first1=Deutsche |title=Libya's UN-backed PM al-Sarraj says he plans to quit {{!}} DW {{!}} 16.09.2020 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/libyas-un-backed-pm-al-sarraj-says-he-plans-to-quit/a-54955557 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=DW.COM}}</ref> On 31 October 2020, al-Sarraj rescinded his decision to resign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/31/libyan-prime-minister-takes-back-decision-to-resign|title= Libyan PM al-Serraj takes back resignation}}</ref> Following the [[Libyan Political Dialogue Forum]], he transferred his powers on 15 March 2021.

== Government of National Accord ==
[[File:Secretary John Kerry Sits With Libyan Prime Minister al-Sarraj at the Bristol Hotel in Vienna (27048565825).jpg|thumb|Sarraj with U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]], 16 May 2016]]
Sarraj has been Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord since its installment in December 2015 as part of a [[United Nations]]-led political agreement.

Prior to his initial arrival in Tripoli in March 2016, Sarraj survived two separate assassination attempts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/libyan-prime-minister-survives-assassination-attempt-b897nr5dh |title=Libyan prime minister survives assassination attempt |last=Cairo |first=Bel Trew |date=21 February 2017 |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=7 November 2017 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221352/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/libyan-prime-minister-survives-assassination-attempt-b897nr5dh |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Over the past two years, the GNA has struggled to gain a foothold as a legitimate institution of authority inside the country, and Libya has remained divided.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://chronicle.fanack.com/libya/faces/fayez-al-sarraj/ |title=Libyan PM Fayez al-Sarraj: Can Former Architect Rebuild a Shattered Country? |work=Fanack.com |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705122347/https://chronicle.fanack.com/libya/faces/fayez-al-sarraj/ |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The government's initial proposed group of ministers was rejected by the House of Representatives (HoR), leading Sarraj to form a government that received a no confidence vote from the HoR.<ref name=aljazeera1608221502>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/libya-backed-government-confidence-vote-160822150247789.html |title=Libya's UN-backed government gets 'no confidence' vote |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023092407/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/libya-backed-government-confidence-vote-160822150247789.html |archive-date=23 October 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Infighting among rival militias has only intensified, and Libyan citizens have faced economic hardships, including inflation, corruption, and smuggling, that are "melting away the country's cash reserves".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/libya/2016-09-06/coming-fall-libyas-gna |title=The Coming Fall of Libya's GNA |last=Muntasser |first=Emadeddin Zahri |date=6 September 2016 |work=Foreign Affairs |access-date=7 November 2017 |issn=0015-7120 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021021/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/libya/2016-09-06/coming-fall-libyas-gna |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-serraj-experiment-of-libya |title=The Failed Serraj Experiment of Libya |last=Pusztai |first=Wolfgang |work=Atlantic Council |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221521/http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-serraj-experiment-of-libya |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The United Nations representatives who initially formed the unity government have since expressed concern over its ability to make progress. In December 2016, the Security Council noted the "limited authority" of the GNA and stated that "the Libyan Political Agreement did not fulfill the expectations. The implementation has stalled."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55730 |title=UN News – Libyan political accord 'stands firm, but stuck' – UN envoy tells Security Council |date=6 December 2016 |website=UN News Service Section |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630012914/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55730#.WdOyTltSyUk |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=7 November 2017 }}</ref>

Months following this statement, an April 2017 [[United Nations Security Council|U.N. Security Council]] meeting summary cautioned that "Libya could relapse into conflict" and said the government has struggled to "deliver basic services while endeavoring to fight terrorism, illegal migration and oil smuggling."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sc12799.doc.htm |title=Libya Could Relapse into Conflict, Secretary-General's Special Representative Warns, Citing Volatile Security, Human Rights Situation {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases|publisher=United Nations|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025014558/http://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sc12799.doc.htm|archive-date=25 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an attempt to make the government more effective, reports have surfaced throughout 2017 of a consensus to restructure the GNA and overall Libyan Political Agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-un/support-growing-for-amending-libya-government-leadership-u-n-official-idUSKBN15O083 |title=Support growing for amending Libya government leadership: U.N. official |date=9 February 2017 |work=Reuters |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025416/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-un/support-growing-for-amending-libya-government-leadership-u-n-official-idUSKBN15O083 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.libyanexpress.com/will-libyas-government-of-national-accord-fall/ |title=Will Libya's Government of National Accord fall? |date=13 September 2017 |work=Libyan Express – Libya News, Opinion, Analysis and Latest Updates from Libya |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014013/http://www.libyanexpress.com/will-libyas-government-of-national-accord-fall/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2018, Libya rejected [[European Union]]'s plan aimed at stopping [[Immigration to Europe|migration from Libya]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya rejects EU plans for migrant centers on its territory |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-libya/libya-rejects-eu-plans-for-migrant-centers-on-its-territory-idUSKBN1KA0X3 |work=Reuters |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212223/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-libya/libya-rejects-eu-plans-for-migrant-centers-on-its-territory-idUSKBN1KA0X3 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 10 April 2019, United Nations chief [[António Guterres]] said, at the UN headquarters, that he still hopes to avoid a "bloody battle for Tripoli". Two days before that, troops loyal to [[Khalifa Haftar]] began moving toward the capital.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1036481 |title='Still time' to stop a 'bloody battle' for Libya's capital, insists Guterres |date=10 April 2019 |access-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411210849/https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1036481 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.pm.gov.ly/ Government of National Accord – Office of the Prime Minister]
* [https://twitter.com/faiezserraj Official Twitter feed]

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Fayez al-Sarraj - Revision history

KatherinLesina4 at 21:31, 10 March 2026