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===Rachid Ghannouchi=== | ===Rachid Ghannouchi=== | ||
Leader of the Tunisian ''Ennahda Party'' ([http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/01/30/factbox-who-is-tunisias-islamist-leader-rachid-ghannouchi/ Reuters profile]).<br> An admirer of the political situation in Turkey<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011233464273624.html Nazanine Moshiri: ''Interview with Rachid Ghannouchi '', al-Jazeera, 07 Feb 2011]</ref>. Said to be widely considered as a moderate who believes that Islam and democracy are compatible. | Leader of the Tunisian ''Ennahda Party'' ([http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/01/30/factbox-who-is-tunisias-islamist-leader-rachid-ghannouchi/ Reuters profile]).<br> An admirer of the political situation in Turkey<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011233464273624.html Nazanine Moshiri: ''Interview with Rachid Ghannouchi '', al-Jazeera, 07 Feb 2011]</ref>. Said to be widely considered as a moderate who believes that Islam and democracy are compatible. | ||
===Mustafa Abdel-Jalil=== | ===Mustafa Abdel-Jalil=== | ||
Chairman, Libyan National Transitional Council. Former Minister of Justice [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14613679 BBC profile].<br> | Chairman, Libyan National Transitional Council. Former Minister of Justice [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14613679 BBC profile].<br> | ||
Advocates a democratic state based on Islamic law | Advocates a democratic state based on Islamic law | ||
<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/2011912214219388500.html ''Libya's new leader calls for civil state''. al-Jazeera, 13 September 2011]</ref>. | <ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/2011912214219388500.html ''Libya's new leader calls for civil state''. al-Jazeera, 13 September 2011]</ref>. | ||
===Mahmoud Jibril=== | ===Mahmoud Jibril=== | ||
Former Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council and international spokesman. Previously head of Libyan National Economic Development Board. Previously a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8720892/Libya-profile-of-Mahmoud-Jibril-head-of-the-NTC.html Daily Telegraph profile].<br> | Former Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council and international spokesman. Previously head of Libyan National Economic Development Board. Previously a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8720892/Libya-profile-of-Mahmoud-Jibril-head-of-the-NTC.html Daily Telegraph profile].<br> | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 25 October 2011
Persona
Bashir al-Assad
President of Syria since 2000, following his father's 30-year presidency. (website)(BBC profile).
Accused of repression and "massive violation of human rights[1].
Abdul Hakim Belhaj
De facto commander of Libyan rebel army. (BBC profile)
Former commander of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Denies Al-Qaeda connections
[2].
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
President of Algeria since 1999. Autocratic head of a regime that has been accused by the UN Human Rights Committee of "massacres, torture, rape and disappearances".(CBS profile)
Muammar Gaddafi
President of Libya[3] from 1969 until his capture and death in October 2011.
Rachid Ghannouchi
Leader of the Tunisian Ennahda Party (Reuters profile).
An admirer of the political situation in Turkey[4]. Said to be widely considered as a moderate who believes that Islam and democracy are compatible.
Mustafa Abdel-Jalil
Chairman, Libyan National Transitional Council. Former Minister of Justice BBC profile.
Advocates a democratic state based on Islamic law
[5].
Mahmoud Jibril
Former Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council and international spokesman. Previously head of Libyan National Economic Development Board. Previously a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh Daily Telegraph profile.
Resigned on 24th October in favour of Ali Tarhouni.
Mohammed VI
King of Morrocco since 1999. There have been some economic and social liberalisation measures during his reign, but he has retained sweeping powers (BBC country profile).
Hosni Mubarak
Deposed president of Egypt.
Ali Abdullah Saleh
President of the Republic of Yemen (website)(BBC profile).
Essam Sharaf
Interim Prime Minister of Egypt (BBC profile)
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Leader of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt. Interim head of state since February 2011. Formerly Minister of Defence from 1991 and general commander for the armed forces from 1995.(BBC profile)(Carnegie Endowment profile).
Ali Tarhouni
Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council since 24 Octber 2011[6]
References
- ↑ Joint UK, French and German statement on Syria, 18 August 2011
- ↑ Christophe Ayad: "We Are Simply Muslim": Libyan Rebel Chief Denies Al-Qaeda Ties, Time, 4 September 2011
- ↑ Martin Asser: The Muammar Gaddafi story, BBC news, 22 August 2011
- ↑ Nazanine Moshiri: Interview with Rachid Ghannouchi , al-Jazeera, 07 Feb 2011
- ↑ Libya's new leader calls for civil state. al-Jazeera, 13 September 2011
- ↑ Patrick J. McDonnell: Libyan professor rises to role of rebels' prime minister, Los Angeles Times, 7 September 2011