Omar al-Hassi
{{short description|Libyan politician}}
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|name = Omar al-Hassi
عمر الحاسي
|office1 = Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government of Libya
|president1 = Nouri Abusahmain
|term_start1 = 6 September 2014
|term_end1 = 31 March 2015*
|predecessor1 = Abdullah al-Theni
|successor1 = Khalifa al-Ghawil
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}}
|birth_place = {{flag|Libya}}
|death_date =
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Omar al-Hassi ({{langx|ar|عمر الحاسي}}) (born March 30, 1959, in Benghazi, Libya) is a professor of political science at University of Benghazi and is a Libyan politician. He was the prime minister of the General National Congress-led National Salvation Government in Tripoli.{{cite web|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/libya-security-parliaments-idINKBN0GP18O20140825|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151911/http://in.reuters.com/article/libya-security-parliaments-idINKBN0GP18O20140825|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=Libya's ex-parliament reconvenes, appoints Omar al-Hasi as PM|publisher=Reuters|access-date=19 January 2015}}
Biography
Omar al-Hassi was born in 1959. He is a member of the Hassa tribe (قبيلة الحاسة), a powerful tribe in Eastern Libya. He is professor of strategic planning at University of Benghazi and president of The Middle East and Mediterranean Peace Research Institute.{{cite web|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/libyas-islamists-who-they-are-and-what-they-want|title=Libya's Islamists: Who They Are - And What They Want|date=8 August 2017|website=Wilson Center}}
Omar al-Hassi founded The International Action Group for Peace in Libya with Dr. Mahmoud Refaat on May 12, 2018.{{Cite web |last=نت |first=صحافة 24 |title=أوكرانيا واليمن وليبيا.. ازدواجية المعايير " تقرير" |url=https://sa24.co/show15205809.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=صحافة 24 نت}}
Al-Hassi was the runner-up on April 29, 2014, in the first round of the Libyan parliament's disputed voting for prime minister. The proceedings were later declared illegal by the Supreme Court. He was set to run against Ahmed Maiteeq when gunmen stormed the parliament to prevent a second round vote from taking place on April 29.Ahmed Elumami, [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-politics-idUSBREA3S0T720140429 "Gunmen storm Libyan parliament, stop lawmakers' vote on next PM,"] Reuters (Apr 29, 2014). Retrieved 15.02.2015. He served as Prime Minister of the western National Salvation Government from September 6, 2014, to March 31, 2015.
On March 31, 2015, al-Hassi left his position as prime minister and presented his resignation to the GNC officials in Tripoli .{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/806d5e6e-d7e6-11e4-80de-00144feab7de.html#axzz3W0uHHx2J|agency=Financial Times|title=Tripoli authority sacks prime minister|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|first=Borzou|last=Daragahi}} Some reports suggested without providing evidence that he lied to legislators about the government's fiscal situation.{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.de/libya-tripoli-based-parliament-sacks-pm-al-hassi/a-18352317|agency=Deutsche Welle|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|title=Libya Tripoli-based parliament sacks PM al-Hassi}} Al-Hassi said he would consult with his "revolutionary partners," an apparent reference to armed groups that have supported him, before determining whether to accept his dismissal, which he said was made illegally.{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/38cc4400-d861-11e4-ba53-00144feab7de.html#axzz3W7Nq5uvT|agency=Financial Times|title=Head of Libya's Islamist-backed government rejects dismissal|date=1 April 2015|access-date=1 April 2015|first=Borzou|last=Daragahi}}
Post prime minister position
On 1 December 2016, he announced the formation of the High Council of Revolution, which some claimed was a parallel executive body, but this grouping from its establishment refers to itself as the Free Patriots Assembly.{{cite web|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/former-sg-prime-minster-forms-high-council-revolution|title=Former SG Prime Minster forms High Council of Revolution - The Libya Observer|website=www.libyaobserver.ly|date=22 July 2017 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.libyanexpress.com/high-council-of-revolution-founded-to-vie-for-power-in-tripoli/|title=High Council of Revolution founded to vie for power in Tripoli|date=1 December 2016}}
On 12 May 2018, Al-Hassi founded with Mahmoud Refaat the International Action Group for Peace in Libya, which accused the UN representatives sent to Libya and leaders of the United Arab Emirates of violating Security Council resolutions relating to Libya. the International Action Group for Peace in Libya was inaugurated from the Tunisian capital Tunis as a political and legal group; mainly composed of Libyan politicians, and international legal experts to sue perpetrators of war crimes in Libya.{{Cite web|title=International Group to sue two UN envoys to Libya at the ICC {{!}} The Libya Observer|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/international-group-sue-two-un-envoys-libya-icc|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.libyaobserver.ly|language=en}}
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Category:Academic staff of the University of Benghazi