Mohammed Magariaf served from 1972 to 1977 as head of the board of auditors at the Libyan Arab Republic's Revenue Court, where he proved uncomfortable for the regime because of his anti-corruption stance and was designated Libya's Ambassador to India.
12 Facts About Mohammed Magariaf
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On 8 May 1984, el-Mohammed Magariaf directed commandos from the National Front for the Salvation of Libya led by Ahmed Ibrahim Ihwas in an attempt to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi, via an attack on Gaddafi's headquarters.
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Mohammed Magariaf dedicated himself to overthrowing the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya with violence.
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Subsequent to the founding of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, el-Mohammed Magariaf is one of few people who knew he was targeted by Gaddafi's bombing of UTA Flight 772 in 1989.
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At the onset of the Libyan Civil War, Mohammed Magariaf remained active in engaging with his political contacts, in an effort to gain international support for himself and the Libyan people.
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Mohammed Magariaf is the leader of National Front Party, the formal successor of the NFSL which was dissolved on 9 May 2012, after the National Transitional Council seized power.
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Mohammed Magariaf is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Mohammed Magariaf was elected President of the General National Congress on 9 August 2012.
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Mohammed Magariaf survived an attempt on his life in the southwestern Libyan town of Sabha on 4 January 2013.
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Mohammed Magariaf had been visiting the town with a GNC delegation as part of a fact-finding mission aimed at helping the government restore security and crack down on smuggling operations in the south of the country.
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Mohammed Magariaf is reported to have good relations with the Muslim Brotherhood, yet is perceived as a moderate pragmatist who led one of the most liberal parties in the 2012 election.
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Mohammed Magariaf's agenda is to focus on the Libyan economy.