Wanis al-Qaddafi

Wanis al-Qaddafi (Arabic: ونيس القذافي‎) (22 November 1922 – 1 December 1986[2])[3][4] was a Libyan politician. He held many positions in the era of the Kingdom of Libya and was the tenth Prime Minister of Libya from 4 September 1968 to 31 August 1969, when his government was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi (no relation).

Wanis al-Qaddafi
ونيس القذافي
Prime Minister of Libya
In office
4 September 1968 – 31 August 1969
Preceded byAbdul Hamid al-Bakkoush
Succeeded byMahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office
27 January 1962 – 6 March 1963
Prime MinisterMuhammad Osman Said
Preceded bySulaiman Jerbi
Succeeded byOmar Mahmud al-Muntasir
In office
4 January – 4 September 1968
Prime MinisterAbdul Hamid al-Bakkoush
Preceded byAhmad Bishti
Succeeded byShams ad-Din Orabi
Interior Minister of Libya
In office
6 March 1963 – 22 January 1964
Prime MinisterMuhammad Osman Said
Mohieddin Fikini
Preceded byAhmed Awn Sawf
Succeeded byMahmud al-Muntasir
Housing Minister of Libya (acting)
In office
1 July 1967 – 4 January 1964
Prime MinisterAbdul Qadir al-Badri
Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush
Preceded byAbdul Qadir al-Badri
Succeeded byAnwar Sassi
Personal details
Born22 November 1922[1]
Italian Cyrenaica
Died1 December 1986 (aged 62)
Switzerland

Biography

Qaddafi was born in Benghazi, Italian Cyrenaica, in 1922,[1] into the distinguished House of Shennib. During the Italian colonial period, an Italian lawyer trained him for a career in law. According to some accounts, during the Second World War he fled with his family to Sudan, only returning to his country after it was occupied by the British. The young Qaddafi was taken up by the Allied Forces overseeing the administration of Benghazi and was the first Libyan to be recruited by the British for the political administration of Cyrenaica. Following the independence of Libya in 1951, he became a provincial minister in Cyrenaica, first of health, later of justice and transportation, and chaired Cyrenaica's Executive Council.

A friend of Idris of Libya, the post-war national leader, in 1962–1963 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, then Interior Minister, and finally in September 1968 became the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Libya,[1] replacing Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush, whose reforms had alienated some conservative elements.[5]

On 17 November 1968, Qaddafi opened the fifth session of the Libyan National Assembly in Bayda and gave the annual prime minister's speech from the throne, emphasizing the themes of "stability, prosperity, and progress".[6]

Qaddafi was ousted from office by a coup d'état against King Idris on 1 September 1969, and was sentenced by the Libyan People's Court to two years in prison.[7] He returned to private life after his release and died of a heart attack in December 1986, aged 64.

References
  1. Harris M. Lentz, Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (2014), p. 521: “Wanis al-Qaddafi was born in Benghazi on November 22, 1922. Qaddafi was named prime minister on September 4, 1968.”
  2. http://alwasat.ly/news/art-culture/265698
  3. الزيلعي, محمد ضاهر (February 27, 2011). عين على ليبيا: لقذافي وعقدة التغيير (in Arabic). Alshahid.net. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  4. Some sources suggest a year of birth of 1920
  5. The Middle East and North Africa, vol. 40 (1993), p. 646
  6. Africa Report, vol. 14 (1969), p. 30
  7. A Political Chronology of Africa (Europa Publications, 2003), p. 242
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