Mohammed Najm
Mohammed Najm | |
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 Najm in 1971 | |
| 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 asMuhammad Nejm)was a Libyanmilitary officerand political figure.[1][2]He was one of the original twelve members of theLibyan Revolutionary Command Counciland also served asForeign Minister.[3]
Biography[edit]
Born and raised inBenghazi,Najm graduated from theBenghazi Military University Academyin 1963, where he metMuammar Gaddafi.[2]He was a leading figure in the1969 Libyan coup d'étatthat overthrewKing Idrisand brought Gaddafi to power.[4]In addition to being part of theLibyan Revolutionary Command Council(RCC), he also served as chairman of the court in the trial of former Minister of Defense, Lieutenant ColonelAdam al‐Hawaz,and former Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Moussa, who was accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the RCC, in April 1970.[5]
Najm served asMinister of Foreign Affairsand Unity from October 1970 to February 1972.[6]He then played a leading role in Gaddafi'sCultural Revolution,partaking in activities such as leading a "People's Committee" of youth to seize a radio station inTripoli.[7]He quit the RCC in 1973 due to Gaddafi favoring members of his own tribe, theQadhadhfa,for promotions.[8]He was not implicated inUmar 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.[2]In May 2002, he was involved in a car accident and fractured one of hisspine vertebrae.He subsequently spent a long time undergoing treatment and rehabilitation inSwitzerland.[10]During theFirst Libyan Civil Warin July 2011, it was reported that Najm had defected to theNational Transitional Council.[11]
Najm went to Tunisia for medical treatment in late 2016 and died in a hospital inTunison 13 December 2016.[4][10]
References[edit]
- ^"الرائد محمد نجم فى ذمة الله".libya-al-mostakbal.org.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^abc"محمد نجم: اْطياف الرحيل والتاريخ".libya-al-mostakbal.org.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^"Libya Names 12 Members Of Revolutionary Counci".The New York Times.1970-01-11.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^ab"وفاة الرائد محمد نجم عضو" مجلس قيادة الثورة "بالنظام السابق".قناة 218(in Arabic). 2016-12-13.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^Anderson, Raymond H. (1970-04-11)."New Libyan Regime's Goals Still Unclear".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^"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.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^Times, Henry Tanner Special to The New York (1973-06-04)."Libya Extends Cultural Revolution to Broadcasting".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^Tunesi, Ibrahim Sadoun R. (June 2023)."Sultanism and Civil War in Libya".Middle East Policy.30(2): 146–165.doi:10.1111/mepo.12688.ISSN1061-1924.
- ^Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1986-11-04)."Libya's Revolution Revisited".MERIP.Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^abالوسط, بوابة."وفاة الرائد محمد نجم عضو" مجلس قيادة الثورة "في نظام القذافي".Alwasat News(in Arabic).Retrieved2023-02-13.
- ^Ashour, Omar."What Will Libya Look Like After Qaddafi?".Business Insider.Retrieved2023-02-13.
| Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969) |
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| Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977) |
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| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011) |
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| Libya (2011–2013) | |
| State of Libya (2013–present) | |
| Government of National Accord (2016–2021) |
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| Government of National Unity (2021–present) |
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