{{Short description|Libyan diplomat (born 1944)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ali Aujali<br />{{small|علي الأوجلي}} | image = Ali Suleiman Aujali 2011.jpg | caption = Aujali delivers remarks at a memorial service for Pan Am Flight 103 | office = Foreign Minister of Libya | term_start = 27 November 2012 | term_end = 2 January 2013 | predecessor = Ashour Bin Khayal | successor = | president = Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf | prime_minister = Ali Zeidan | office1 = Libyan Ambassador to United States | term_start1 = 2009 | term_end1 = 2012 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = Wafa Bughaighis | president1 = Muammar Gaddafi {{small|(Leader)}}<br/>Mustafa Abdul Jalil | prime_minister1 = Baghdadi Mahmudi<br/>Mahmoud Jibril<br/>Ali Tarhouni {{small|(Acting)}}<br/>Abdurrahim El-Keib | office2 = Libyan Chargé d'Affaires to Canada | term_start2 = 2004 | term_end2 = 2009 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | leader2 = Muammar Gaddafi | prime_minister2 = Shukri Ghanem<br/>Baghdadi Mahmudi | office3 = Libyan Ambassador to Brazil | term_start3 = 1988 | term_end3 = 1994 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | leader3 = Muammar Gaddafi | prime_minister3 = Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir<br/>Abuzed Omar Dorda<br/>Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud | office4 = Libyan Ambassador to Argentina | term_start4 = 1984 | term_end4 = 1988 | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | leader4 = Muammar Gaddafi | prime_minister4 = Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi<br/>Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab<br/>Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi<br/>Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir | office5 = Libyan Ambassador to Malaysia | term_start5 = 1981 | term_end5 = 1984 | predecessor5 = | successor5 = | leader5 = Muammar Gaddafi | prime_minister5 = Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944}} | birth_place = Benghazi, Libya | party = Independent | profession = Diplomat | alma_mater = Benghazi University | website = [http://www.aliaujali.com/ Official website] }}
'''Ali Suleiman Aujali''' ({{langx|ar|علي الأوجلي}}, alternatively transliterated '''Ojli''' and '''Adjali'''; born 1944) is a Libyan diplomat who formerly served successively as Libya's ambassador to Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. He served as ambassador under the Gaddafi regime, as well as the governments of the National Transitional Council, and the General National Congress. He declined the post of foreign minister under Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in the government of the General National Congress.
==Early life and education== Born in Benghazi in 1944, he received his BA in Business Administration from the Benghazi University.<ref name=allgov/>
==Career== [[File:Secretary Clinton Meets With Newly Credentialed Libyan Ambassador Aujali cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Aujali with Hillary Clinton in 2011]] Aujali was first posted to the Libyan embassy in London as Third Secretary in 1971. In 1976 he was posted to the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before being promoted in 1981 to the post of Ambassador to Malaysia.<ref name="allgov"/> Subsequently, Aujali was the Libyan ambassador to Argentina (1984–1988) and then Brazil (1988–1994). As Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2011 for the Gaddafi government, he was also known for defending the return of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to Libya. He also served as the chargé d'affaires to Canada (2001 to 2004).<ref name="allgov"/>
Aujali was formerly Ambassador to the United States on behalf of the National Transitional Council from 15 August 2011 to 1 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iSs-3qO9xow_exh2-Oye3vr8xmmw?docId=CNG.5546416fb2b33bb880d4246e81a40a68.9d1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816130324/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iSs-3qO9xow_exh2-Oye3vr8xmmw?docId=CNG.5546416fb2b33bb880d4246e81a40a68.9d1|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2011|title=US accredits rebel representative as new Libya envoy|publisher=Agence France-Presse|date= 15 August 2011}}</ref> He previously held the position on behalf of the Gaddafi government from January 2009 until February 2011, when he resigned in the wake of the Libyan Civil War.<ref name="allgov">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/Appointments_and_Resignations/ViewNews/Libyas_Ambassador_to_the_US_Resigns__Who_is_Ali_Aujali_110222|title=Libya's Ambassador to the U.S. Resigns: Who is Ali Aujali?|date=22 February 2011|publisher=Allgov.com|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/10/a_tale_of_two_libyan_embassies_in_washington_dc "A tale of two Libyan embassies in Washington, D.C."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311064835/http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/10/a_tale_of_two_libyan_embassies_in_washington_dc |date=11 March 2011 }}, ''foreign Policy'', Josh Rogin, 10 March 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7291:-qaddafis-man-no-more-disgusted-envoy-breaks-free-of-former-boss&catid=1089:april-2011&Itemid=470 "Qaddafi’s Man No More: Disgusted, Envoy Breaks Free of Former Boss"], ''The Washington Diplomat'', Larry Luxner, 29 March 2011</ref> He joined the opposition National Transitional Council soon after; on 9 August the U.S. State Department confirmed that it had handed the Libyan embassy in Washington, D.C. to the NTC,<ref>{{Cite web|title = US transfers Libyan embassy to rebels |publisher = Agence France-Presse |date = 9 August 2011 |url= https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxPT18qCP7P3LsaiVjlU_8VG16rg?docId=CNG.6af0ea33245699929774f17e5a39d6bc.451 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526232337/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxPT18qCP7P3LsaiVjlU_8VG16rg?docId=CNG.6af0ea33245699929774f17e5a39d6bc.451 |archive-date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> and Aujali was re-accredited by the United States as Libya's Ambassador on 15 August 2011.
In the October 2012 meeting of the General National Congress (GNC), Aujali was chosen to continue to be Ambassador to the United States.<ref>{{Cite book|last=AlAshry |first=Miral Sabry |year=2021 |title=The Struggle for Libya |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aLUsEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT46 46] |isbn=978-1-6655-2438-4 }}</ref> and subsequently was nominated for minister of foreign affairs by Ali Zidan at the end of October 2012.<ref name=lherald3123>{{Cite news|title=Aujali resigns Foreign Ministry portfolio |newspaper=Libya Herald |date=31 December 2012 |url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/12/31/aujali-resigns-foreign-ministry-portfolio/ |accessdate=8 February 2013 }}</ref> Although cabinet minister are sworn in on 14 November 2013, he could not since his investigation by the commission regarding his ties to former ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, was not completed until that day.<ref name=rulersnov12>{{cite web|title=Events in November 2012|url=http://rulers.org/2012-11.html |publisher=Rulers |accessdate=8 February 2013 }}</ref> The commission cleared him on 27 November.<ref name=rulersnov12/> However, he was not sworn in and resigned on 31 December 2012.<ref name=lherald3123/><ref name=libana>{{Cite web|title=Ali Aujali Will Not be Foreign Minister|url=http://www.libya-analysis.com/ali-aujali-will-not-be-foreign-minister/|publisher=Libya Analysis|accessdate=8 February 2013|date=2 January 2013}}</ref> He continued in 2013 to be Libya's ambassador to the U.S.,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Opportunities for Investment in Libyan Energy, Finance, and Infrastructure |date=22 April 2013 |work=Briefings |publisher=The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations |url=https://ncusar.org/briefings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617173026/https://ncusar.org/briefings |archive-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=unfit }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|editor-last=Lansford |editor-first=Tom |year=2015 |chapter=Libya |title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 |location=Los Angeles, California |publisher=CQ Press |pages=855–862, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PdWTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA862 page 862] |isbn=978-1-4833-7158-0 }}</ref> being succeeded by Ms. Wafa Bughaighis in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libyan-U.S. Relations |publisher=Embassy of Libya, Washington D.C. |url=https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/us-libya-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924205532/https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/us-libya-relations |archive-date=24 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2018, Aujali joined the board of the National Council on US Libya Relations (NCULSR).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former Libyan ambassador Ali Aujali emerges from the shadows |date=31 May 2018 |publisher=Africa Intelligence |url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2018/05/31/former-libyan-ambassador-ali-aujali-emerges-from-the-shadows,108312175-bre |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 November 2021 }}</ref>
== Press == *{{Cite news|last=Aujali |first=Ali Suleiman | date=31 March 2011 | title=How to help free Libya | newspaper=The Washington Post | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-to-help-free-libya/2011/03/31/AFclqGCC_story.html }} *{{Cite news|last=Hilleary |first=Cecily | date=9 March 2011 | title=Libya's Former US Ambassador Says West Should Intervene | publisher=Voice of America (VOA) | url=https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-exclusive-libyas-former-us-ambassador-says-west-should-intervene-117744178/160219.html }} *{{Cite news| last=Debono |first=James |date=2 March 2011 | title=Ali Suleiman Aujali - the new face of the revolution?| newspaper=Malta Today | url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/libya/ali-suleiman-aujali-the-new-face-of-the-revolution | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507110743/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/libya/ali-suleiman-aujali-the-new-face-of-the-revolution| archive-date=7 May 2011| url-status=dead}} *{{Cite news| title=Libyan Envoy Aujali: Gadhafi Has 'No Place to Go' | publisher=PBS Newshour| date=22 March 2011 | url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/libyan-envoy-aujali-gadhafi-has-no-place-to-go |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107173628/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/libyan-envoy-aujali-gadhafi-has-no-place-to-go |archive-date=7 November 2021 }} *{{Cite news | title=Rebranding Libya - Ali Suleiman Aujali | work=The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | date=31 March 2011 | publisher=Comedy Central (ViacomCBS) | url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-31-2011/rebranding-libya---ali-suleiman-aujali | url-status=dead | access-date=22 August 2011 | archive-date=7 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103254/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-31-2011/rebranding-libya---ali-suleiman-aujali }} No archive found. *{{Cite news|last=Olgiati |first=Christopher |date=3 February 2014 |title=Libya: Muammar Gaddafi's secrets finally revealed |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25979532 }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Portal|Libya|Biography|Politics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aujali, Ali Suleiman}} Category:Living people Category:University of Benghazi alumni Category:Ambassadors of Libya to Argentina Category:Ambassadors of Libya to Brazil Category:Ambassadors of Libya to Malaysia Category:Ambassadors of Libya to the United States Category:People from Benghazi Category:1944 births Category:21st-century diplomats