Abu Bakr Baira

Abu Bakr Baira
President of the Council of Deputies of Libya
Acting
In office
4 August 2014  5 August 2014
Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani
Preceded by Nouri Abusahmain (President of the General National Congress)
Succeeded by Aguila Saleh Issa
Personal details
Political party Independent
Religion Sunni Islam

Abu Bakr Baira (Official Name: Abubakr Mustafa Buera (Arabic: أبوبكر مصطفى بعيرة)), is a Libyan politician who was the Acting President of the Council of Deputies (also known as the Libyan House of Representatives-HoR مجلس النواب) of Libya, a role he held as the oldest member of Libya's legislature until Aguila Saleh Issa was appointed permanent chair.[1][2][3]


A. EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Management, University of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A., 1975.

M. Sc., Management, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A., 1970.

B. A., Accounting & Management, University of Banghazi, Libya, 1965.


B.WORK EXPERIENCE:

-MP (Member of the Libyan House of Represntatives-HoR), from August2014.

-Professor of Management and Marketing, The American University of Nigeria (ABTI).

-Member of the University Senate, the American University of Nigeria(ABTI) .

-Member (elected) of College Board, College of Commerce & Economics, SQU, Oman, 2003- 2005.

-Member (elected) of Academic Promotions Committee, College of Commerce & Economics, SQU, Oman, 2003.

-Director General, Manpower Information Center, Libya, 1999.

-Training Director, Arab Organization for Administrative Development, Arab League, Amman, 1987-1991.

-Dean, Higher Institute for Administrative Sciences, Libya, 1985-1987; and 1991.

-Dean, Academic Affairs, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, Garyonis University, 1984-1985.

-Senior Management Advisor, Head of Research and Studies Dept., Arab Organization for Administrative Sciences Arab League, Amman, 1982-1984.

-Chairman, Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Benghazi( Garyonis), Benghazi, Libya, 1975-1982. A number of board--memberships in different Libyan major organizations.


C.PUBLICATIONS:

1. BOOKS:

-Principles of Management,6th edition,(Banghazi:University of Garyonis, 2011). Principles of Marketing ( Banghazi : University ofGaryonis, 1991).

-Multinational Management, 2nd edition, (Tripoli: The Open University, 1999).

-Modernizing University Administration (Amman: Union of Arab Universities, 1990); a co-authored mimeograph.

-Training Needs Assessment Guide ( Banghazi: Higher Institute for Administrative Sciences, 1992).

-Democratic Management: A Comparative Approach (Tripoli: National Institute of Administration, 1988).

-Management Encyclopedia (Banghazi: Universityof Garyonis , 1990).

-Administrative Control ( Amman: Arab Organization for Administrative Sciences, 1993).

-International --Business in the Middle East ( London:Croom Helms Publishers, 1986); co-author. Management Elites: A Comparative Approach:( Tripoli: Arab Development Institute, 1982).

-The Administrative Development policy in Libya : A Macro Approach (Chapter in book) in : Public Policy in Libya, Proceedings of the first national conference on public policies in Libya, Center for Research and Consultation, University of Benghazi, Libya, 2009).


2. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH:

-“Privatization in the Arab World: Prerequisites for Success,” International Review of Administrative Sciences (Brussels), March, 1990; also published in French and Spanish.

-“Administrative Training and Education in the Arab World: An Empirical Study,” International Journal of Manpower (U.K.), Vol.9,No..6 (1988), pp: 22-27.

-“Word-of-Mouth Communication: An Empirical Study,” Dirassat (Amman), March, 1986, pp: 131-142.

-“The Need Satisfactions of Managers in Libya,” Management International Review (West Germany), Vol.19, No.1 (1979), pp: 121-133.

-“Libya’s Post-Revolutionary Managers,” Management International Review (West Germany), Vol.18, No.1 (1978), pp: 33-4.


3. ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ARABIC:

-“Administrative Development Policies: A Macro Approach,” a paper to be presented at the conference on General Development Policies to be held by The Center for Research and Studies, Garyounis University, June 9-11, 2007.

-“Future Challenges for Arab Universities,” Proceedings of the Annual Pan-Arab Conference on The Future of Arab Universities Cairo, Egypt, December 27-28, 2003).

-“Organizational Climate,” Economics and Administrative Review (King Abdulaziz University), 1988, pp: 55-66.

-“Leadership: Fundamental Concepts,” Arab Administrative Review (Amman), Vol.8, No.1, pp: 3-22.

-“Scientific Research and its Importance for Development,” Public Administration Review (Riyadh), No. 41 (April 1984), pp: 20-30.

-“Management and the Development Process,” National Administrative Review (Tripoli), No.1 (1984), pp: 8-14.

-“Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations,” Arab Administrative Review (Amman), Vol.7, No.2 (1983), pp: 20-30.

-“Issues Relating to Managers in International Organizations,” Arab Administrative Review (Amman), Vol.6, No.4 (1982), pp: 4-18. “Multinational Corporations: An Introduction,” Dirassat (Banghazi), Vol.18, No.1-2 (1982), pp: 3-15.

-“Basic Concepts in Manpower Planning,” Proceedings for Arab Manpower Strategy -Seminar: Part 1 (Baghdad), December 1982, pp: 461-478.

-“Management and Production by Participation,” Arab Management Review (Amman), Vol.6, No.2 (June 1982), pp: 4-18; co-authored. “Trends in International Business Administration Curricula in Arab Universities: An Empirical Study,” Union of Arab Universities Review, Vol.18 (1982), pp: 104-115.

-“Technology Transfer from Industrial to Developing Countries and its Environmental Impact,” Arab Administrative Review, Vol. 6 (March 1982), pp: 38-46.

-“Managerial Obstacles to Development in Third-World Countries,” Arab Administrative Review, Vol.7, No. 1-2 (June 1981), pp: 45-50 ;(also published in English and French by same journal).

-“Consumer Protection: An Urgent Need for Developing Countries,” Arab Administrative Review (Cairo), Vol. 4, No.3 (October 1980), pp: 31-42. -“Span of Management: Theory and Practice,” Arab Administrative Review (Cairo), Vol.2, No.2 (April 1979), pp.52-59.


D.OTHER ACTIVITIES:

-Vice-President (North Africa), The African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), Nairobi, Kenya; since 1999.

-Member, American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

-Member, Academy of Management, U.S.A.

-Member, Academy of International Business (AIB), U.S.A.

-Member, European International Business Association (EIBA), Brussels.

-Served as member of the editing board for Arab Management Review (Amman) 1984-1990.

-Served as member of the editing board for National Administrative review (Tripoli).


E. HONORS:

-Who’s Who in the Arab World (Beirut, 2008).

-Has been nominated as International Man of the year( 2000-2001) , IBC-Cambridge,UK

-Has been nominated: Professional of the year in Education ( 1990) , USA .

-The International Who’s Who of the Arab World (London, 1991).

-Africa Who’s Who (Africa Books Ltd, 1991).

F. CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Currently engaged in three collaborative research projects on:

1. Good Governance and Public Administration Reform in Libya 2. Corruption in the Arab World. 3. The Challenge of Unemployment to Arab Organizations.

References

  1. "Libyan parliament meets". IOL News. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. Lamloum, Imed. "Libya power handover agreed as airport battle rages on". www.news.yahoo.com. Agence France-Presse (AFP). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. "Libya’s new parliament meets in Tobruk". Libya Herald. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Nouri Abusahmain
as President of the General National Congress of Libya
President of the Council of Deputies of Libya
Acting

2014
Succeeded by
Aguila Saleh Issa