| Head of State of Libya |
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Seal of the National Transitional Council |
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Incumbent
Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Acting) as Chairman of the National Transitional Council since 5 March 2011 |
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| Inaugural holder | King Idris I |
| Formation | 24 December 1951 |
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This is a list of heads of state of Libya since independence in 1951.
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| Reign | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| Kingdom of Libya | ||||
| المملكة الليبية (Al-Mamlakat al-Lībiyya) | ||||
| 24 December 1951 to 1 September 1969 | His Majesty King Idris I | First and only King of Libya; deposed in the 1969 coup d'état | ||
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
| Libyan Arab Republic | ||||
| الجمهورية العربية الليبية (Al-Jumhuriyya al-`Arabiyyah al-Lībiyya) | ||||
| 1 September 1969 to 2 March 1977 | Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council | Mil/ASU | ||
| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||||
| الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى (Al-Jamāhīriyya al-`Arabiyya al-Lībiyya aš-Ša'biyya al-Ištirākiyya al-`Uẓmā) | ||||
| 2 March 1977 to 20 October 2011 | Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution | Mil/n-p | Disputed from 5 March 2011 | |
| Libyan Republic | ||||
| الجمهورية الليبية (al-Jumhūriyya al-Lībiyya) | ||||
| 5 March 2011 to Present | Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council | n-p | In rebellion to 23 August 2011 | |
| Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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| Former political post | |
| Coat of arms of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | |
| Predecessor | Muammar Gaddafi, as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council |
| Successor | None |
| First officeholder | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Last officeholder | Mohamed Abu Al-Quasim al-Zwai |
| Appointer | General People's Congress |
| Political office started | 2 March 1977 |
| Political office ended | 23 August 2011 |
The General People's Congress, chaired by the Secretary-General, was the primary legislature of Libya as well as the top executive authority. They had delegated most executive authority to the General People's Committee and its Secretary or Prime Minister. Beside chairing the General People's Congress, its Secretary-General was also de jure head of state of Libya.
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||||
| الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى (Al-Jamāhīriyya al-`Arabiyya al-Lībiyya aš-Ša'biyya al-Ištirākiyya al-`Uẓmā) | ||||
| 2 March 1977 to 2 March 1979 | Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 2 March 1979 to 7 January 1981 | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 7 January 1981 to 15 February 1984 | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990 | Mifta al-Usta Umar, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 7 October 1990 to 18 November 1992 | Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 18 November 1992 to 3 March 2008 | Muhammad az-Zanati, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 3 March 2008 to 5 March 2009 | Miftah Muhammed K'eba, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 5 March 2009 to 26 January 2010 | Imbarek Shamekh, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | ||
| 26 January 2010 to 23 August 2011 | Mohamed Abu Al-Quasim al-Zwai, Secretary-General of the General People's Congress | n-p | Disputed from 5 March 2011 | |
| ASU | Arab Socialist Union Nasserist, centrist, government party, only legal party 1971-1977 |
| Mil | Military |
| n-p | non-partisan |
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