[1][2] He graduated from Cairo University obtaining a degree in political science in 1975.

[3] He served as deputy minister of international cooperation and foreign affairs in the transition government of Libya.

[4] On 7 January 2013, Abdelaziz was appointed minister of international cooperation and foreign affairs after these two ministries were remerged.

[5] Abdelaziz's term as foreign minister ended when the cabinet resigned on 29 August 2014.

[2] In April 2014 he called for the restoration of the Senussi dynasty and that the constitutional monarchy established by the federalist constitution of 1951 was the "only solution" for "the return of security and stability to Libya".