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{{Short description|Libyan politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Khalid al-Mishri
|birth_name =
|image =
|office = [[High Council of State (Libya)|Chairman of the High Council of State of Libya]]
|president = [[Fayez al-Sarraj]] <br /> [[Mohamed al-Menfi]]
|deputy = [[Naji Mukhtar]]
|term_start = 8 April 2018
|term_end =
|predecessor = [[Abdulrahman Sewehli]]
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|January 15, 1969}}
|birth_place = [[Al Zawia]], [[Libya]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|nationality = Libyan
|party = [[Justice and Construction Party]]
}}
'''Khalid al-Mishri''' is a [[Libya]]n politician who has served as the Chairman of the [[High Council of State (Libya)|High Council of State]] since 8 April 2018,<ref name="observer">{{cite web|url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/khalid-al-mishri-elected-replace-al-swahili-head-libya-high-council-state|title=Khalid Al-Mishri elected to replace Al-Swahili as Head of Libya High Council of State|date=8 April 2018|website=Libya Observer|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref> an advisory body to the [[Government of National Accord]] founded in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2015/12/518972-libya-marks-64th-independence-anniversary-un-envoy-urges-unity-behind-new|title=As Libya marks 64th independence anniversary, UN envoy urges unity behind new Government|date=24 December 2015|website=UN News|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Justice and Construction Party]], an organisation affiliated with the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name="observer" />

==High council chairman==
In November 2018, he attended the [[Palermo Conference]] in Italy, which aimed to bring an agreement between the Government of National Accord and [[Khalifa Haftar]]'s [[Libyan National Army]] faction.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-conference/libya-rivals-arrive-for-italy-summit-after-december-election-shelved-idUSKCN1NH01O Libya rivals arrive for Italy summit after December election shelved]. ''[[Reuters]]''. Published 11 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.</ref>

Al-Mishri visited Doha in early March 2019, meeting with [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]], the Emir of [[Qatar]], to discuss the situation in Libya.<ref>[https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/al-mishri-reviews-libyas-crisis-qatari-emir Al-Mishri reviews Libya's crisis with Qatari Emir]. ''Libya Observer''. Published 5 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.</ref>

He visited Russia in March 2019, meeting with the Russian President's envoy for the Middle East and North Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, and the head of the [[Federation Council]], [[Valentina Matviyenko]]. They discussed plans for stabilising Libya.<ref>[https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/hcs-head-holds-talks-russian-officials-moscow-prior-un-backed-national-conference HCS head holds talks with Russian officials in Moscow prior to UN-backed National Conference]. ''Libya Observer''. Published 19 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.</ref>

After the start of General [[Khalifa Haftar]]'s [[2019 Western Libya offensive|military operation]] to take Tripoli from the GNA in early April 2019, al-Mishri visited Istanbul and spoke with Turkish President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] about the situation.<ref>[https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/hcs-head-discusses-turkish-president-developments-war-tripoli HCS head discusses with Turkish President developments of war on Tripoli]. ''Libya Observer''. Published 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.</ref>

==References==
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