Wahbi al-Bouri
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| Wahbi al-Bouri وهبي البوري |
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| Foreign Minister of Libya | |
| In office 1957 1965 – 1958 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Majid Kubar Hussein Maziq |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Majid Kubar Ahmad Bishti |
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| Born | 23 January 1916[1] Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | June 2010 (aged 94) Benghazi, Lybia |
Wahbi Ahmed al-Bouri Arabic: وهبي البوري (23 January 1916 – June 2010) was a Libyan politician, diplomat, writer and translator.[2][3] He was the foreign minister of Libya from 1957 to 1958 and later from 1965 to 1966. He was also the first Libyan petroleum minister and a Libyan ambassador in the United Nations.[2]
Wahbi al-Bouri was an accomplished writer and is considered by many to be the father of the short story genre in Libya.[4][5] He also wrote essays and other works of non-fiction on history and politics. He also translated a number of books in Italian about Libya.[2]
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- ^ a b c "رحيل رائد القصة الليبية وهبي البوري" (in Arabic). Moheet. 2010-06-09. http://www.moheet.com/2010/06/09/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A/. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "ليبيا تشيع المؤرخ وهبي البوري" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 2010-06-08. http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2AB33B65-8B56-44C0-97B7-FF860B9F033E.htm. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Gheblawi, Ghazi (2011-09-15). "Libyan Literature: The Impact of Revolution". Minerva. http://www.minervanett.no/2011/09/15/the-impact-of-revolution/.
- ^ Tarbush, Susannah (26.09.2008). "Non-Political Stories of Love and Hardship". Qantara.de. http://en.qantara.de/Non-political-Stories-of-Love-and-Hardship/8998c173/index.html. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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