Ibrahim Jadran (Arabic: إبراهيم الجضران; born 1981) is a self imposed Libyan militia leader from Ajdabiya in eastern Libya.
Born 1981 in Ajdabiya[1] as the son of Sayyid Jidran,[2] Ibrahim was arrested in February 2005 for organizing an armed group to oust Muammar al-Qaddafi.
[2] In 2012, after the revolution, Jadhran was named a commander of the Petroleum Defense Guards, the government force protecting the national oil facilities.
[3] Jadhran became dissatisfied with the actions of the central government, accusing it of corruption and incompetence, and demanded more autonomy for the eastern provinces that hold the rich oil fields.
[3] In 2013, Jadhran set up the Cyrenaica Political Bureau and secured control of eastern ports, namely Sidra, Ras Lanuf and Zueitina.