He was appointed to the position by Khalifa Haftar following the passing of his predecessor Major General Wanis Bukhamada in November 2020.

[13][14] Libyan Special Forces came to prominence after its deployment in Benghazi in summer 2013, in an attempt to control the growing disorder.

The Libyan Special Forces Brigade reportedly has had frictions with the Libya Shield Force, a government-sanctioned powerful militia;[15] despite these frictions, between November and December 2013 the LSF Brigade fought the Ansar al-Sharia militia,[16] suffering some losses.

A senior Libyan Special Forces official later claimed to the Libya Herald that LSF losses in Benghazi between the 21 and 30 July totaled some 63 dead and 200 wounded.

[18] By 13 August 2014 the LSF presence in Benghazi was almost entirely limited to Benina Airport; the base of Operation Dignity's helicopter unit.