Libyan politician
Fathi Mohammed Baja (Arabic : فتحي محمد البعجة ), also called Fatih Baja , is a Libyan academic and was a member of the National Transitional Council in charge of political affairs and representing Benghazi .[ 1] Today he is Libya's Ambassador to Canada.[ 2]
Baja attended Cairo University , Northeastern University , then Mohammed V University in Morocco , where he earned a PhD in political science at Mohammed V University .[ 3] He taught at Garyounis University .[ 1] He wrote the manifesto adopted by leaders to outline the basic goals of the 2011 Libyan civil war : democracy and national unity.[ 4] Baja represents the city of Benghazi on the National Transitional Council of Libya . He is also the member of the council in charge of political affairs, and as such heads the Political Affairs Advisory Committee.[ 1] In this role, he has had direct contact with leaders and representatives from the Libya Contact Group .[ 5] He has stated that council members have studied the De-Ba'athification of Iraq and the aftermath of dissolution of the Soviet Eastern Bloc and wish to avoid similar disorder and purging of policemen and officials in Tripoli and other cities.[ 6] He has also worked to assure foreign leaders that rivalries will not erupt within the council and that the transition will be democratic.[ 7]
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National Transitional Council City Representatives Interim Government