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WASHINGTON—The Libyan rebel courting U.S. support for the government-in-waiting launched his academic career by chronicling America's response to the 1969 coup by the man he now wants to depose: Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

Mahmoud Jibril, the 58-year-old de facto foreign minister for a rebel council based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, has been a key player in drumming up international support for the opposition in recent weeks. He helped galvanize European backing for military aid, and has repeatedly met with U.S. diplomats, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Jibril's wiki has been altered this month, but I c/p'd it before it got heavily edited:

Mahmoud Jibril (Arabic: محمود جبريل‎, also transcribed Mahmoud Jabril or Mahmoud Jebril, and formerly known as Mahmoud Gebril ElWarfally) (born 1952<1>) is a Libyan politician who, since 23 March 2011, is the current Prime Minister of the Libyan Republic, one of two entities currently disputing control of Libya. He is also head of the Executive Team of the National Transitional Council. His government has recently been recognized as the "sole legitimate representative" of Libya by France but, at the current time, recognition has not been given by the great majority of United Nations member states.<2>

He is currently leading the meeting and negotiations with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and in the past years he was the the key man for penetrating in Libya the economic interests of United States and United Kingdom.<3>
Career

Jibril graduated in in Economics and Political Science from Cairo University in 1975,<1> then gaining a masters in political science in 1980 and doctorate in strategic planning in 1984, both from the University of Pittsburgh.<1> He taught strategic planning at Pittsburgh for several years, and has published 10 books on strategic planning and decision-making, including Imagery and Ideology in U.S. Policy Toward Libya, 1969–1982 (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988).<1> For all his life he has been a strong advocate of neoliberalism.<3>