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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Mohamed Sowan<br />
| image = Mohamed Sowan.jpg<br />
| office = Chairman of [[Justice and Construction Party]]<br />
| president = <br />
| term_start = 3 March 2012<br />
| term_end = 21 June 2021<br />
| predecessor = ''Office established''<br />
| successor = [[Emad al-Banani]]<br />
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| party = [[Justice and Development Party (Libya)|Justice and Development Party]]<br />
| nationality = [[Libyan]]<br />
| profession = [[Hospitality|Hotel manager]]<br />
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'''Mohamed Sowan''' is a [[Libya]]n [[Islamism|Islamist]] activist and politician. He has been the leader of the [[Justice and Development Party (Libya)|Justice and Development Party]] since its foundation in March 2012. The Justice and Development Party is the political wing of the Libyan [[Muslim Brotherhood#Libya|Muslim Brotherhood]]. Sowan is from the city of [[Misrata]].<ref name="AJE">[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/201233225029346350.html Muslim Brotherhood forms party in Libya]. ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''. 2012-03-04.</ref> He was imprisoned by the deposed [[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]] government,<ref>[http://www.libyaherald.com/muslim-brotherhood-formally-launches-party/ Muslim Brotherhood formally launches party]. ''Libya Herald''. 2012-03-04.</ref> until he was released in 2006 and subsequently worked as a hotel manager.<ref name="AJE"/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sowan is of [[Turkish people|Turkish]] origin.<ref name=Tastekin>{{cite web|last=Tastekin|first=Fehim|year=2019|title=Are Libyan Turks Ankara’s Trojan horse?|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/08/turkey-libya-are-libyan-turks-ankaras-trojan-horse.html|publisher=[[Al-Monitor]]|accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Justice and Construction Party politicians]]<br />
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[[Category:Libyan democracy activists]]<br />
[[Category:Libyan Sunni Muslims]]<br />
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