Head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation quits

Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on January 16th that company head Farhat Bengdara has resigned due to “health issues,” and Masoud Sulaiman has been appointed as acting chief, reported Reuters.

The NOC added that the Government of National Unity’s head, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, accepted the resignation and appointed Sulaiman pending the formation of a new board of directors at the next cabinet meeting.

Bengdara, who was appointed in July 2022 to replace long-time NOC head Mustafa Sanallah, submitted his resignation to Dbeibah three times in a year as to have a back surgery that would need him to rest for months and couldn’t be postponed, a source from his office told Reuters.

Reuters