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[h=1]Libya's interim leadership chooses electronics engineer as leader
[/h] Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb has been chosen by 51 members of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and will appoint a cabinet
[/h] Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb has been chosen by 51 members of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and will appoint a cabinet
- Associated Press in Tripoli
- guardian.co.uk, Monday 31 October 2011 21.40 GMT Article history
Libya's newly elected prime minister Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb (left) shakes hands with NTC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil. Photograph: Ismail Zetouny/Reuters
Libya's interim leadership has chosen an electronics engineer from Tripoli as the country's new prime minister.
Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb was chosen on Monday by 51 members of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and will appoint a cabinet in the coming days. The new government is to run Libya for the next few months and will pave the way for general elections.
Jalal el-Gallal, an NTC spokesman, says Keeb received 26 votes. He said the NTC wanted to form a new interim government following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi because its original members started out as an impromptu group.