Our exclusive sources revealed that a decision has been issued extending the assignment of Salah Mohammed Al-Huwaij, the son of the dismissed Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al-Huwaij, to continue working as an Assistant Health Attaché in the Netherlands. This comes after the expiration of his previous assignment period and after he had exhausted the legal four-year term limit, extending his tenure to six years. He has held the position of Assistant Health Attaché since 2021.
The sources added that the decision came following the cancellation of the assignment of another official who had been serving in the position of Assistant Attaché, and the reappointment of Salah Mohammed Al-Huwaij to the same post.
According to the sources, Salah Mohammed Al-Huwaij has been residing outside Libya for years and holds Maltese citizenship, raising questions regarding the extension procedures and the extent to which they comply with the regulations governing employment in diplomatic missions and foreign attaché offices.
The sources also confirmed that the other candidate had received a secondment decision as early as last August to assume his duties as Assistant Health Attaché. He had completed the necessary procedures and had been issued a special passport for the assignment. However, his secondment decision was canceled before he was able to take up the position.
According to the sources, Libya’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ziad Daghim, objected to the extension decision, emphasizing that there are already seconded employees assigned to the same position and that priority should be given to the individual who first received the secondment decision, pending a resolution of the situation of the candidate who had been waiting for years to assume his duties.
