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Who is Moussa Koussa?

Moussa Koussa

Libyan former Foreign Minister under Muammar Qadhafi who left the government in March 2011 and was then removed from US and EU sanctions lists.

Identity

Full name
Moussa Koussa1 2 3
Also known as
Moussa Mohamad Koussa, Musa Kusa
Country
Libya
Status
Active

Former roles

  • Mar 2011Secretary of the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (Foreign Minister) · Government of Libya (Qadhafi era)1 3

Evidence

  1. PrimaryOFAC notice: Additional designations and unblocking of one individual pursuant to Executive Order 13566 (Libya), FR Doc. 2011-8754U.S. Treasury OFAC (Federal Register via govinfo.gov) · 12 Apr 2011
  2. PrimaryCouncil Implementing Regulation (EU) No 272/2011 of 21 March 2011 implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (Libya)Council of the European Union (via legislation.gov.uk) · 21 Mar 2011
  3. SecondaryLibyan defector Koussa removed from EU sanctions list (RFE/RL report, reproduced)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (via GlobalSecurity.org) · 14 Apr 2011

Record log

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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