Bashir Saleh Bashir

On November 19, 2021, Saleh declared his candidacy for president in the since postponed 2021 Libyan presidential election.

On November 24, 2021, the Libyan High Electoral Commission (HNEC) invalidated Bashir Saleh's presidential candidacy.

On February 23, 2018, Bashir was injured in an apparent carjacking at or near his home in Johannesburg. The assailants pulled him out of his car and shot him, before escaping in the vehicle.

On March 8, 2012, Bashir was given an advisory role by Niger and issued a diplomatic passport. On March 15, 2012, his diplomatic passport was rescinded by Niger to defuse tensions with the new Libyan government.

Bashir Saleh Bashir (born 1946 in Traghan) was a former aide of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He was head of the Libyan African Portfolio, a sovereign wealth fund that invested Libya’s oil wealth mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, and served as an intermediary between Libya, Africa and France. Bashir was captured after the Battle of Tripoli during the Libyan Civil War but later escaped. Libya demanded that he be extradited because it is believed he is in France. Bashir spent Libya's oil money solely for the Gaddafi family, buying up hotels, mineral resources and shares in companies, eventually becoming what some Libyan officials and financial experts describe as one of the largest single investors in Africa. Libyan authorities believe that finding him is the key to finding a missing 7 billion dollars in Libyan funds.