Ashour Suleiman Shuwail

Background

He was born in Benghazi in 1954.

Career

Shuwail"s family is from Benghazi. He holds a law degree from Benghazi University. He also received a master"s degree in law from the same university in 1995 and a Doctor of Philosophy in law from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 2000.

Shuwail worked in the Libyan police forces.

In October 2012, Shuwail was nominated for minister of interior by prime minister Ali Zeidan. On 21 May 2013, Shuwail resigned from office for "personal reasons".

Mohammed Khalifa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sheikh replaced him in the post on 26 May 2013 after the Libyan congress approved him.

Achievements

• However, at the beginning of December 2012, he won the case against the verdict of the commission and was officially appointed as minister.

Politics

However, the High Commission for the Application of Standards of Integrity and Patriotism that evaluated the suitability of nominees declared that four nominees, including Shuwail, did not endorsed him as interior minister.