List of Famous people born in Misrata District, Libya

Mohammad Jaber Abdul Rahman Assaf is a Palestinian pop singer well known for being the winner of the second season of Arab Idol, broadcast by the MBC network. His victory received worldwide coverage from the media and was welcomed with joy by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world. In 2013, Assaf was named a goodwill ambassador for peace by The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He was also named ambassador of culture and arts by the Palestinian government and was offered a position with "diplomatic standing" by the Palestinian president Mahmood Abbas. Assaf's story is the basis of the 2015 film The Idol, directed by Hany Abu-Assad. After Arab Idol, Assaf has gone on to enjoy huge popularity in the Arab World and the Arab diaspora and has released two albums and a great number of singles and collaborations. Most of his music is sung in Iraqi, Khallegi dialect not a Palestinian one.

Fathi Ali Abdul Salam Bashagha, known simply as "Fathi Bashagha", or "Fathi Ali Pasha" on his website, was born on 20 August 1962 in Misrata and is the current Minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) appointed by Fayez al-Sarraj on 7 October 2018.

Abdulrahman Sewehli, also spelt as Abdel Rahman al-Suwayhili, is a Libyan politician and the leader of the Union for the Homeland party. He was elected as chairman of the High Council of State on 6 April 2016.

Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh or Dabaiba, born February 13, 1958, is a Libyan politician and businessman from the Western city of Misrata. On 5 February 2021, he was designated as the transitional prime minister of the country during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum until elections in December 2021. Dbeibeh ran on a joint ticket with Mohamed al-Menfi as president and Musa Al-Koni as vice president. Dbeibeh’s government is the first unified government since 2014.

Ahmed Omar Maiteeg is a Libyan businessman and politician, originally from Misrata, who was elected Prime Minister of Libya in May 2014. His election as prime minister took place under disputed circumstances. The Justice Ministry decided on 29 May that Maiteeg was not the Prime Minister due to voting procedural issue occurred when the First Deputy of GNC left the session without valid reason. The Libyan Supreme Court was expected to issue a verdict on 5 June 2014 regarding the election of Maiteeq, although it indicated on that day that it believed that the appointment of Maiteeq was invalid, the court stated that appeals should be heard and delayed a final ruling until 9 June. The court ruled on 9 June that Maiteeq appointment was invalid; Abdullah al-Thani is expected to stay on as prime minister. Maiteeq submitted his resignation voluntarily in same day.