Field marshal (Libya)

{{Short description|Five-star rank in the Libyan National Army}}

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{{Infobox military rank

| name = Field marshal

| native_name = {{langx|ar|مشير}}

| image = Libya-Army-OF-10.svg

| image_size = 75px

| caption = The insignia of a field marshal as worn on epaulettes

| image2 = Libyan General Khalifa Haftar in 2023.jpg

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| caption2 = Khalifa Haftar pictured in 2023, in service dress

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| country = {{flag|Libya}}

| service branch = 25px Libyan National Army

| abbreviation = FM

| rank = Five-star rank

| NATO rank = OF-10

| Non-NATO rank = O-11

| formation = 14 September 2016

| abolished =

| higher rank = None
Brotherly Leader {{small|(De facto; rank was abolished with the 2011 Libyan Civil War)}}

| lower rank = General

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The rank of field marshal ({{langx|ar|مشير|translit=Mushir}}) is a five-star rank in the current Libyan military, the Libyan National Army (LNA). General Khalifa Haftar, commander of the LNA since 2 March 2015,{{cite news | url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2015/03/libya-khalifa-haftar-army-chief-150302214813223.html |title = Libyan parliament confirms Haftar as army chief | work =Al Jazeera |date=2 March 2015 |accessdate=7 April 2019}} was promoted to the rank of field marshal on 14 September 2016 by the decision of the House of Representatives (HoR), a partially recognized legislature located in the city of Tobruk, in the eastern Libyan region of Cyrenaica.{{cite web | publisher=Libyan Express | title=Tobruk's HoR promotes Khalifa Haftar to a Marshal following capture of oil ports | url=https://www.libyanexpress.com/tobruks-hor-promotes-khalifa-haftar-to-a-marshal-following-capture-of-oil-ports/ | date=September 15, 2016 | accessdate=April 7, 2019}}{{cite web | publisher=Middle East Observer | title=Tobruk's Parliament Promotes Khalifa Haftar To Field Marshal | url=https://www.middleeastobserver.org/2016/09/16/tobruks-parliament-promoted-khalifa-haftar-to-field-marshal-after-his-troops-controlled-oil-facilities/ | date=September 16, 2016 | accessdate=April 7, 2019}}

Haftar was promoted in recognition for his leadership in the Operation Surprise Lightning, capturing the four key oil ports (Sidra, Ra's Lanuf, Brega and Zuwetina) in the Gulf of Sirte from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) during the ongoing Libyan Civil War.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27492354|title=Profile: Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar|work=BBC News |date=15 September 2016|accessdate=7 April 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227132639/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27492354|archive-date=27 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}