Ashour Suleiman Shuwail

Ashour Suleiman Shuwail
Minister of Interior
In office
December 2012 – May 2013
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
Succeeded by Mohammed Khalifa Al Sheikh
Personal details
Born 1954 (age 60–61)
Benghazi
Nationality Libyan
Alma mater Benghazi University
Ain Shams University

Ashour Suleiman Shuwail (born 1954) is a retired Libyan security officer who served as the minister of interior in the cabinet that was formed after the first democratic elections in July 2012.

Early life and education

Shuwail's family is from Benghazi.[1] He was born in Benghazi in 1954.[2]

He holds a law degree from Benghazi University.[3] He also received a master's degree in law from the same university in 1995 and a PhD in law from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 2000.[2][4]

Career

Shuwail worked in the Libyan police forces.[4] In October 2012, Shuwail was nominated for minister of interior by prime minister Ali Zeidan. However, the High Commission for the Application of Standards of Integrity and Patriotism that evaluated the suitability of nominees declared that four nominees, including Shuwail, did not endorsed him as interior minister.[5] However, at the beginning of December 2012, he won the case against the verdict of the commission and was officially appointed as minister.[6]

On 21 May 2013, Shuwail resigned from office for "personal reasons".[7][8] Mohammed Khalifa Al Sheikh replaced him in the post on 26 May 2013 after the Libyan congress approved him.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Libya’s Transition Could Yet be Derailed". The Manzella Report. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "آلاف المسلحين الليبيين يشاركون في تدريب للالتحاق بالشرطة". Al Arabiya. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Benghazi Attack Precursor to Al Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood Coup in Libya". Larouche Pac. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Curriculum Vitae of Ali Zeidan’s government ministers". Libya Herald. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ↑ al Zubair, Essam (14 November 2012). "Commission dismisses 4 Libyan ministers amid anger". Arabs Today (Tripoli). Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Appeals court clears Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail; Integrity Commission said to be lodging own appeal". Libya Herald (Tripoli). 4 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Libyan interior minister submits resignation". Asharq Alawsat (Tripoli). Reuters. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Libyan congress approves new interior minister". Times Live. Reuters. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.