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Abdel Rahim al-Keib

Abdel Rahim al-Keib, a native of Tripoli, has been elected the prime minister of Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in a public vote carried out by the members of the National Transitional Council.

Keib, little known until now, is also an academic who specialises in electrical engineering. He beat four other candidates, winning 26 out of 51 votes.

Keib, is both an academic and a wealthy businessman, who spent decades abroad as an opponent of Moammer Kadhafi before joining the pro-democracy revolution that overthrew him.

He has been generous in his financial support for the National Transitional Council.

Libya elects Abdel Rahim al-Keib as Prime Minister

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