Kamel Maghur

Kamel Hassan Maghur
كامل حسن المقهور
Maghur speaking at a United Nations conference in Rome
15thSecretary General of OPEC (as President ofOPEC)
In office 1 January 1984 – 31 October 1984
Preceded by	Mana Al Otaiba
Succeeded by	Subroto
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 3 March 1986 – 3 March 1987
Preceded by	Ali Treki
Succeeded by	Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi
Minister of Oil
In office 3 March 1982 – 3 March 1986
Preceded by	Abd al-Salam al-Zaqar
Succeeded by	?
Personal details
Born	(1935-01-01)1 January 1935 Dahra,Tripoli,Italian Libya
Died	5 January 2002(2002-01-05)(aged 67)

Kamel Hassan Maghur(Arabic:كامل حسن المقهور;1 January 1935 – 5 January 2002) was aLibyanlawyer, diplomat, and writer. He also held various cabinet posts.

Biography

Maghur was born in Dahra,Tripoli,Italian Libyain 1935.He became a lawyer and subsequently a judge in Libya after completing law school in Cairo. He served in various diplomatic and international legal postings, including service as Libya's ambassador to the United Nations, Canada, France and China. In 1972 he became minister for petroleum and in 1984 served asOPEC's chief. In 1986–1987, he was Libya'sminister for foreign affairsand in 1989 returned to private law practice in Tripoli. In the late 1990s he served as Libya's lawyer handling sanctions and charges associated with theLockerbie bombing.

Maghur published eight books ofshort storiesbetween the 1950s and 2000. He and his wife Suhir Elgheryani had seven children.

External links

• Official website
• Media related toKamel Maghurat Wikimedia Commons