Mohammed Najm
Mohammed Najm | |
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Born | 1943 |
Died | December 13, 2016 | (aged 72–73)
Nationality | Libyan |
Education | Benghazi Military University Academy |
Occupation(s) | Major, diplomat, and judge |
Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office October 16, 1970 – February 1972 | |
Preceded by | Salah Busir |
Succeeded by | Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia |
Mohammed Emhamed Awad Najm (1943 – 13 December 2016; also transliterated as Muhammad Nejm) was a Libyan
Biography
Born and raised in
Najm served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Unity from October 1970 to February 1972.[6] He then played a leading role in Gaddafi's Cultural Revolution, partaking in activities such as leading a "People's Committee" of youth to seize a radio station in Tripoli.[7] He quit the RCC in 1973 due to Gaddafi favoring members of his own tribe, the Qadhadhfa, for promotions.[8] He was not implicated in Umar Muhayshi's attempted coup against Gaddafi in August 1975.[9]
After a series of disagreements with Gaddafi, Najm withdrew from politics in the late 1970s and lived as an ordinary citizen in his hometown of Benghazi.
Najm went to Tunisia for medical treatment in late 2016 and died in a hospital in Tunis on 13 December 2016.[4][10]
References
- ^ "الرائد محمد نجم فى ذمة الله". libya-al-mostakbal.org. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b c "محمد نجم: اْطياف الرحيل والتاريخ". libya-al-mostakbal.org. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b "وفاة الرائد محمد نجم عضو "مجلس قيادة الثورة" بالنظام السابق". قناة 218 (in Arabic). 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969–1972 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ISSN 1061-1924.
- ^ Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1986-11-04). "Libya's Revolution Revisited". MERIP. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b الوسط, بوابة. "وفاة الرائد محمد نجم عضو "مجلس قيادة الثورة" في نظام القذافي". Alwasat News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ Ashour, Omar. "What Will Libya Look Like After Qaddafi?". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-13.