List of heads of state of Libya


This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.

Heads of state of Libya (1951–present)

[Kingdom of Libya] (1951–1969)

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! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Name
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Libya under Gaddafi">History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi">Libya under Gaddafi (1969–2011)

[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Libyan [Arab Republic (1969–1977)|Libyan Arab Republic]] (1969–1977)

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! rowspan="2" | 2
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[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Great [Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] (1977–2011)

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! rowspan="2" | 10
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[History of Libya#Transition and 2014 [Civil War|Transitional period]] (2011–present)

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! rowspan="2" | 14
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