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| El-Keib left ] in 1976 and joined the ]<ref>{{cite news|agency = ]|url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-libya-premier-newsmaker-idUSTRE7A052S20111101|first = Oliver|last = Holmes|title = Libya's new prime minister is low-key technocrat|date = November 1, 2011}}.</ref> and over the years worked to help finance the movement.<ref>{{citation|publisher = ]|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/11/20111119302916682.html|title = Profile: Abdurrahim El Keib|date = November 1, 2011}}</ref> From a prestigious family from ] – a coastal town 70 kilometers (45 miles) westward from Tripoli<ref name = sanussi/> – during his exile, El-Keib would meet his family, who remained in Libya, during excursions to Morocco. A devout Muslim, El-Keib helped lead the Islamic community during his two decades in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and became involved in informal, inter-faith dialogue after the ] attacks.<ref>{{cite news|agency = ]|url = http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/11/01/new_libyan_pm_was_alabama_professor_for_20_years/|title = New Libyan PM was Alabama professor for 20 years|date = November 1, 2011}}</ref> | El-Keib left ] in 1976 and joined the ]<ref>{{cite news|agency = ]|url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-libya-premier-newsmaker-idUSTRE7A052S20111101|first = Oliver|last = Holmes|title = Libya's new prime minister is low-key technocrat|date = November 1, 2011}}.</ref> and over the years worked to help finance the movement.<ref>{{citation|publisher = ]|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/11/20111119302916682.html|title = Profile: Abdurrahim El Keib|date = November 1, 2011}}</ref> From a prestigious family from ] – a coastal town 70 kilometers (45 miles) westward from Tripoli<ref name = sanussi/> – during his exile, El-Keib would meet his family, who remained in Libya, during excursions to Morocco. A devout Muslim, El-Keib helped lead the Islamic community during his two decades in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and became involved in informal, inter-faith dialogue after the ] attacks.<ref>{{cite news|agency = ]|url = http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/11/01/new_libyan_pm_was_alabama_professor_for_20_years/|title = New Libyan PM was Alabama professor for 20 years|date = November 1, 2011}}</ref> | ||
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| Abdurrahim El-Keib عبد الرحيم الكيب | |
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| Transitional Prime Minister of Libya | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2011 | |
| President | Mustafa Abdul Jalil |
| Preceded by | Ali Tarhouni (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Sabratha, Libya |
| Nationality | Dual Libyan / American |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tripoli University of Southern California North Carolina State University |
| Profession | Electrical Engineer Professor |
Dr.Abdurrahim Khaled Abdulhafiz El-Keib (Arabic عبد الرحيم خالد عبد الحفيظ الكيب)also transcribed Abdel Rahim AlKeeb or Abdul Raheem Al-Keeb, is a professor of electrical engineering, entrepreneur, and Libyan politician from the city of Sabratha. He was named Libya's interim Prime Minister by the country's National Transitional Council on 31 October 2011.
Career
El-Keib joined the University of Alabama as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1985 and became Professor in 1996. He has lectured at the University of Tripoli, North Carolina State University, and the University of Alabama. El-Keib, an expert in power system economics, planning and controls, took leave from his tenured faculty position at Alabama to direct the Division of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1999–2001. In 2006 he left Alabama to chair the EE Department at The Petroleum Institute in the UAE (where El-Keib remained until he joined the Libyan Transitional National Council as one of its representatives for Tripoli in the summer of 2011). He has supervised many M.Sc. theses and Ph.D. dissertations and is the recipient of several teaching and research awards.
El-Keib's research in the area of Electrical Power Engineering and is an author of numerous research papers. His research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the United States Department of Energy (US DoE), Southern Company Services (SC), and Alabama Power Company (APCO). He has published numerous papers and research reports and a book chapter. His work on Emissions Constrained Dispatch and VoltlVar compensation on primary distribution feeders has been implemented by several companies in the US. He also served as a consultant to several industries including Alabama Power Company and Southern Company Services.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors, the Arab Science and Technology Foundation, 2001–2007, a member of the Science and Technology Panel, the Islamic Development Bank, Senior member of IEEE, Associate Editor for the IEEE Power Engineering Society Letters, 1992–2000, and the World Science and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) Transactions on Power Systems, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Korean Institute of electrical Engineers (KIEE)/Society of Power Engineering, and of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Innovations in Energy Systems and Power (IJESP).
In 2005, El-Keib founded the Libyan company International Company for Energy and Technology.
Earlier political career; personal life
El-Keib left Libya in 1976 and joined the Libyan opposition and over the years worked to help finance the movement. From a prestigious family from Sabratha – a coastal town 70 kilometers (45 miles) westward from Tripoli – during his exile, El-Keib would meet his family, who remained in Libya, during excursions to Morocco. A devout Muslim, El-Keib helped lead the Islamic community during his two decades in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and became involved in informal, inter-faith dialogue after the 9-11 attacks.
References
- ^ Sheridan, Mary Beth (1 November 2011), Dual U.S.-Libyan citizen chosen as prime minister of Libya, Washington Post
- "Dr. Abdurrahim El-Keib ؛Professor and chairman". The Petroleum Institute. Department of
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|publisher=at position 14 (help) - Capacitive compensation planning and operation for primary distribution feeders, Abdurrahim Khaled Abdulhafiz El-Kib, North Carolina State University, 1984, Google Books, retrieved 1 November 2011
- "Abdul Raheem al-Keeb elected Libya's interim PM". Thomson Reuters. Reuters Africa. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ Profile: Prestigious background, Gulf News, Novemeber 2, 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - "Libya: Abdel Rahim al-Kib named new interim PM". BBC News. BBC. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- Department of Electrical Engineering: Dr. Abdurrahim El-Keib: Professor and Chairman, The Petroleum Institute, retrieved 2 November 2011
- Holmes, Oliver (1 November 2011). "Libya's new prime minister is low-key technocrat". Reuters..
- Profile: Abdurrahim El Keib, AlJazeera, 1 November 2011
- "New Libyan PM was Alabama professor for 20 years". Associated Press. 1 November 2011.
External links
- Multi-media
- Interview: Abdurrahim el-Keib, Libya's new prime minister, Radio France Internationale – English, 1 November 2011
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