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Najla Mangoush
Najla Mohammed El Mangoush is a Libyan diplomat and lawyer. She was Libya's foreign minister in Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh's government from 15 March 2021 until her dismissal on 28 August 2023. El Mangoush has been Libya's first and only female foreign minister, and the fifth woman to hold the position of a foreign minister in the Arab World.
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politics · Libyan diplomat and lawyer · politician · lawyer · minister · foreign minister · also Najla Mangoush, Najla El Mangoush, Najla Mohammed El Mangoush, Najla Muhammad Al-Mangoush, Mangoush
Born 7 June 1973 · Q105977287
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I lead Libyan diplomacy, and it is therefore my job to meet all foreign ministers. My job is to sit with those I agree and disagree with. My meeting does not mean my agreement with the policies of any party, but it is my duty as a diplomat looking after her country’s interests first and foremost.
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2026· 2 entries
“I lead Libyan diplomacy, and it is therefore my job to meet all foreign ministers. My job is to sit with those I agree and disagree with. My meeting does not mean my agreement with the policies of any party, but it is my duty as a diplomat looking after her country’s interests first and foremost.”
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2025· 3 entries
“presented what we were worried about, our reservations, and the ideas that we tried to discuss with the Israeli side.”
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“The crisis could have been resolved if Dbeibah had addressed the Libyan people directly with the truth,”
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“There were many sensitive strategic and security issues, that matter to Libya’s safety and stability, that were discussed with the Israeli side, without going into details,”
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2023· 3 entries
The News International: Libyan FM Najla Mangoush flees country after outcry over meeting Israeli counterpart
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Outlookindia: Libya's Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush Suspended After Meeting With Israeli Foreign Minister Triggers Outrage, Street Protests
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Free Malaysia Today: Libya’s PM suspends minister Mangoush after meeting with Israel
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded International Women of Courage Award (2022).
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Mangoush received the International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State
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2021· 3 entries
Mangoush was named in the BBC 100 Women 2021 list for her work on building links with civil society organisations
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Awarded BBC 100 Women (2021).
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Career landmark: Foreign Minister of Libya (2021–2023).
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-06-07.
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