{{Short description|Libyan politician and diplomat (born 1951)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Musa Al-Koni |image = Visit of Musa Al-Koni, Vice-Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, to the European Commission 08 (cropped).jpg |office = Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya |president = Mohamed al-Menfi |term_start = 15 March 2021 |term_end = |alongside = |predecessor = Ahmed Maiteeq |successor = |term_start1 = 30 March 2016 |term_end1 = 2 January 2017 |president1 = Fayez al-Sarraj |predecessor1 = Fathi Al-Majbari |successor1 = Ahmed Maiteeq |office2 = Deputy Prime Minister of Libya |term_start2 = 30 March 2016 |term_end2 = 2 January 2017 |alongside2 = Ahmed Maiteeq, Fathi Al-Majbari |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age text|5 June 1951}} |birth_place = Sabha, Libya |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = {{Marriage|Salma Al-Koni|1990}} |caption = Al-Koni in 2021 |native_name = {{nobold|موسى الكوني}} |native_name_lang = ar }}
'''Musa Al-Koni''' ({{langx|ar|موسى الكوني}}; born 5 June 1951) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He served as the deputy prime minister of Libya's Government of National Accord from March 2016 to 2 January 2017.<ref name=reutersdeputyleader>{{cite news|title=Deputy leader of Libya's U.N.-backed government resigns|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-politics-idUSKBN14M13A|access-date=14 January 2017|work=Reuters|date=2 January 2017}}</ref> He represented southern Libya, where he is from.<ref name=reutersdeputyleader/> He was also one of the vice presidents of the Presidential Council until his resignation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libya-analysis.com/musa-al-koni-resigns-from-libyas-presidential-council/|title=Musa Al-Koni Resigns From Libya's Presidential Council|work=Libya Analysis|date=3 January 2017|access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref><ref>Musa, Rami (2 January 2017). [https://apnews.com/0337eb09468e4bdbbd35814ab4efed4e Libyan presidential council resigns, citing failure]. AP. Retrieved 8 May 2026.</ref> Al-Koni resigned due to the GNA's failure to govern the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/former-pcs-vice-president-insists-resignation|title=Former PC's Vice President insists on resignation|work=Libya Observer|date=3 January 2019|access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
From 2005 until around the time of the 2011 civil war, he served as the consul general of Libya in Mali. He was accused by the Malian government of trying to recruit Tuareg mercenaries to fight for Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/depeches/74386/politique/des-elus-maliens-affirment-que-mousa-al-koni-est-un-imposteur/|title=Des élus maliens affirment que Mousa Al-Koni est « un imposteur|language=fr|work=Jeune Afrique|date=9 March 2011|access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref><ref>Wehrey, Frederic (30 March 2017). [https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2017/03/insecurity-and-governance-challenges-in-southern-libya?lang=en Insecurity and Governance Challenges in Southern Libya]. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 8 May 2026.</ref> His older brother, Afyat, was the leader of a Tuareg militia, which tried in vain to convince Ali Kanna to join the uprising against Gaddafi.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pack|first=J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yjf3XzXj-qYC&dq=ali+kanna&pg=PT197|title=The 2011 Libyan Uprisings and the Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi Future|year=2013|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-137-30809-2}}</ref>
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