Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (Gun), Abdulhamid Dabaiba, defended the legitimacy of the Tripoli-based executive, stating that the government will continue to exercise its functions until national elections are held. The prime minister made this statement during the first meeting of the Council of Ministers of 2026, convened after the recent cabinet reshuffle. The meeting was also attended by the president of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, and the president of the High Council of State, Mohamed TakalaIn his speech, Dabaiba argued that the government’s legitimacy “is based on the political agreement governing the transition phase,” adding that the ministerial reshuffle was decided to “inject new energy and fill vacant positions” within the executive branch. The prime minister also identified improving the economic situation and living conditions of citizens as the government’s priority during this phase. “The government will continue to assume its responsibilities until the elections that all Libyans await,” Dabaiba stated, also reassuring that the executive will not tolerate corruption and that “no corrupt minister or official will enjoy immunity.”<\/p>\n
The prime minister’s statements follow the approval by Presidential Council President Menfi and High Council of State President Takala of the measures adopted by Dabaiba to reorganize the government’s work and fill several vacant positions within the executive branch. The agreement emerged at the end of a tripartite meeting held today in Tripoli between the three leaders. As part of the reshuffle, Dabaiba dismissed the Minister of Economy and Trade. Mohamed al-Hawij, appointing in his place Suhail Abu Shiha, and has designated Rashid Abu Ghafa as the new Finance Minister replacing Khaled al-Mabrouk. As learned from “Agency\u00a0New” According to Libyan sources, investigations into al Hawij have been underway for some time and have also limited his ability to make official visits abroad.<\/p>\n
The reshuffle also includes several other appointments, including that of Salem al-Zadma as Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for the southern region of Fezzan, Mohamed al Qaryou as Minister of Education, Randa Gharib as Minister of State for Women’s Affairs, Salem al Alem as Minister of Culture and Haitham al-Zahaf as Youth Minister. The former Youth Minister Fathallah al-Zani He was instead appointed Minister of State for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Zadma’s appointment is a move with potential repercussions on the political and tribal balance in Fezzan, a strategic southern region both for energy and for controlling migration routes and the Saharan borders. Some of the country’s main oil fields are located in the area, including Sharara and El Feel, operated through joint ventures between the National Oil Corporation and international companies. Libya, however, remains divided between rival institutions in the west and east of the country. In Tripoli, the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord operates, while in Cyrenaica, a parallel government led by Osama Hammad and supported by the House of Representatives based in Tobruk, loyal to the Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar<\/p>\n
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