Libya

Central North Africa, between Tunisia and Egypt. See also, Fezzan and Tripoli.

Ruler Name	Start Year	End Year	Notes	Dynasty	Kingdom
Danaos	?	?	Mythical ancestor-kings.	Danaid Dynasty	Libya
Belus	?	?			Libya
Amraon	?	?			Libya
Bocchus	?	?			Libya
Ephaphus	?	?			Libya
Lycus	fl. c. 1200 BCE	?			Libya
Merirey	fl. c. 1230 BCE	1220 BCE	Labu		Libya
Unknown	?	?			Libya
Buyuwawa	c. 1200 BCE	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Mawasun	?	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Neb-Neshi	?	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Pasouti	?	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Sheshonq	fl. c. 1000 BCE	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Nimlot	fl. c. 900 BCE	?		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Sheshonq I	945 BCE	924 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Osorkon I	924 BCE	889 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Sheshonq II	fl. c. 890 BCE	?	Possibly co-ruled with Osorkon I.	Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Takelot I	889 BCE	874 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Osorkon II	874 BCE	850 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Takelot II	850 BCE	825 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Sheshonq III	825 BCE	773 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Pami	773 BCE	767 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Sheshonq IV	767 BCE	730 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Osorkon IV	730 BCE	715 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Tarqu	fl. c. 690 BCE	c. 640 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Adicran	fl. c. 640 BCE	c. 590 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Unknown	c. 590 BCE	c. 490 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Psammetichus I	fl. c. 490 BCE	463 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Inaros	463 BCE	454 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Psammetichus II	454 BCE	c. 445 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
Psammetichus III	c. 445 BCE	c. 400 BCE		Sheshonqid Dynasty	Libya
To Cyrene	c. 400 BCE	332 BCE			Libya
To Macedon	332 BCE	323 BCE			Libya
To Egypt	323 BCE	96 BCE			Libya
Ptolemy Euergetes	163 BCE	145 BCE		Ptolemid Dynasty	Libya
To Roman Republic	96 BCE	37 BCE			Libya
To Egypt	37 BCE	34 BCE			Libya
Cleopatra Selene	34 BCE	30 BCE		Ptolemid Dynasty	Libya
To Roman Republic	r. 30 BCE	27 BCE			Libya
To Roman Empire	27 BCE	395 CE			Libya
To Byzantine Empire	395	670			Libya
To Caliphate	670	909			Libya
To Fatimids	909	1159			Libya
To Morocco	1159	1235			Libya
To Egypt	1235	1517			Libya
To Ottoman Empire	1517	1911			Libya
To Italy	1911	1943			Libya
Allied Military Occupation	1943	1945			Libya
Anglo-French Authority	1945	1951			Libya
Idris	1951	1969	Deposed.		Libya
To Libyan Arab Republic	1969	1977			Libya
Muammar Gaddafi	1969	1977	Military		Libya
To Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1977	2011			Libya
Muammar Gaddafi	1977	1979	Officially. Unofficially Gaddafi remained in control of Libya until his death in 2011 during the Arab Spring revolt.		Libya
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi	1979	1981			Libya
Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab	1981	1984			Libya
Mifta al-Usta Umar	1984	1990			Libya
Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa	1990	1992			Libya
Muhammad az-Zanati	1992	2008			Libya
Mifta Muhammed K'eba	2008	2009			Libya
Imbarek Shamekh	2009	2010			Libya
Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai	2010	2011			Libya
Transitional Government	2011	Present			Libya
Mustafa Abdul Jalil	2011	2012			Libya
Mohammed Ali Salim	2012	2012	Acting President.		Libya
Mohammed Magariaf	2012	2013			Libya
Giuma ahmed Atigha	2013	2013	Acting President.		Libya
Nouri Abusahmain	2013	2016			Libya
Abu Bakr Baira	2014	2014	Acting President.		Libya
Aguila Saleh Issa	2014	2021			Libya
Mohamed al-Menfi	2021	Present			Libya

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