'''Suleiman Al-Fortia''' ({{lang-ar| سلٌمان الفرتٌ}} born 1954) is a member of the [[Libya]]n [[National Transitional Council]] representing the city of [[Misrata]].<ref name=list>{{cite web|title=National Transitional Council|url=http://ntclibya.com/InnerPage.aspx?SSID=7&ParentID=3&LangID=1|publisher=[[National Transitional Council]]|accessdate=25 August 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61DEzFbAb|archivedate=25 August 2011|location=[[Benghazi]]|year=2011}}</ref> Fortia received a [[Doctor of Engineering]] in [[architecture]] from the [[universityUniversity of edinburghTripoli]].<ref name=list/> He has taught at [[King Faisal University]] for eight years and at [[the university of tripoli]] for four years.He currently owns various businesses in the fields of architecture,construction and fiber-optics.<ref name=list/> On the [[National Transitional Council]], Fortia represents [[Misrata]].<ref name=list/> He has participated in delegations to [[France]] during talks where the [[anti-Gaddafi forces]] asked for weapons shipments.<ref>{{cite news|title=Libyan Rebels Ask France for Weapons to March on Tripoli|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/north/Libyan-Rebels-Ask-France-for-Weapons-to-March-on-Tripoli-125958238.html|accessdate=1 September 2011|newspaper=[[Voice of America]]|date=21 July 2011|agency=[[Federal government of the United States]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Erlanger|first=Steven|title=France Says Qaddafi Can Stay in Libya if He Relinquishes Power|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/world/europe/21france.html|accessdate=1 September 2011|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=20 July 2011|agency=[[New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]}}</ref> He also negotiated in person for aid efforts to help Misrata during the [[siege of Misrata]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hubbard|first=Ben|title=For besieged Libyan city, the sea is sole lifeline|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MNERO00.htm|accessdate=1 September 2011|newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|date=20 April 2011|agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|location=[[New York City]]}}</ref>
