India reopened its embassy in Libya in July 2024 and was then headed by the chargé d’affaires, Mohammed Aleem. Hifzur Rahman, currently the ambassador to Chad, was named as the envoy to Libya. Since the closure of the embassy in April 2019, the Indian envoy to Tunisia had been handling relations with Libya. The mission in Tripoli resumed its operations in 2012 but was closed down again in April 2019 due to the worsening security situation. Read Also:https://trendsnafrica.com/tripoli-to-host-fourth-annual-libya-energy-and-economic-summit/Among the activities that were resumed at the Indian embassy in Tripoli last year were granting visas to Libyan citizens and checking employment conditions for Indian expatriates.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 30, 2025 06:43 UTC