Muhammad Layas

Mohammed H. Layas is a prominent Libyan politician and investment banker.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and business management from University of Benghazi, Libya, and a Diploma of the Institute of Economic Development, in Washington.

[citation needed] Layas has a long history of involvement in Libyan politics, serving as a foreign diplomat for Libya before the 1969 Al-Fatah Revolution which brought Muammar Gaddafi into power.

Currently, Mr. Layas is a member of the Libyan governments General People's Committee (GPCO) for Finance.

Mr. Layas is Director of Banco Atlántico S.A. in Spain, and he joined the Board of the Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation in 2001: Additionally, since 2006 he has been president and chief executive officer of the Libyan Investment Authority.