Dbeibeh was appointed on 15 February 2021 through the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, and he was expected to hold the office until elections on 24 December 2021, which were later postponed.

[6][7][8] The information was published days prior to the December 24, 2021 Libyan elections, thus raising controversy over the Presidential candidate's false claims and fabrications in relation to his educational credentials.

[citation needed] Al-Dabaiba campaigned jointly on the presidential ticket with Mohamed al-Menfi and Musa Al-Koni as vice president.

[15] Dbeibeh was required under the agreements made by the LPDF to nominate a cabinet of ministers and propose the selection to the House of Representatives (HoR) for a vote of confidence by 26 February 2021, which was expected to establish the Government of National Unity.

[21] He is the cousin and brother in law of Ali Ibrahim Dabaiba, previously the mayor of Misrata and head of state-owned development contractor LIDCO during the Gaddafi era, who was in 2012 on a list of sanctioned officials, subject of an Interpol red notice and arrested in 2014.

[10][22] Wolfgang Pusztai, a former Austrian diplomat based in Libya, said that Dbeibeh's reputation was contentious for the prime ministership, since he was alleged to be involved in "corruption, money laundering, financing of the Muslim Brotherhood, vote buying".