Mifta al-Usta Umar
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Mifta al-Usta Umar (1935-22 March 2010) was the General Secretary of Libya
's General People's Congress from 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990. In this role, he was officially Libya's head of state
, though Muammar Gaddafi
continued to exercise ultimate authority in Libya as "Leader and Guide of the Revolution".
He died on 22 March 2010.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
's General People's Congress from 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990. In this role, he was officially Libya's head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
, though Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...
continued to exercise ultimate authority in Libya as "Leader and Guide of the Revolution".
He died on 22 March 2010.