List of Libyans
A list of noteworthy people from Libya sorted by occupation.
Artists
- Ali Omar Ermes: (born 1945) Libyan born globally renowned artist.
- Farah Abushwesha: Award winning filmmaker of Libyan and Irish decent.
Business People
- Hassan Tatanaki - Chairman and managing director of oil company, Challenger Limited.
- Husni Bey - Chairman of HB Group.
- Ahmed Ftaita - Chairman of Boss.inc
Educators and Teachers
- Dr Fouzi Mohamed Ben-Ali [1] 1 [2] 2
- Mohammed Shegewi (died 2007)
- Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji
- Dr.Tawfik Ajaal
Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States
- Abdel Hamid Ibn Abdussalem Ibn Mifta Al Ghazzawi
- Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr
- Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri
- Abdul Rauf Omar Mohammed Abu Al Qusin
- Omar Deghayes
- Abu Yahia al-Libi
- Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby
- Ashraf Salim Abd Al Salam Sultan
- Ibrahim Mahdy Achmed Zeidan
Lawyers
- Ayesha Qaddafi
- Kamel Maghur:(1935–2002) Lawyer.
- Abdurrhman A. Shengheer Lawyer.
Linguists
Musicians
- Ahmed Fakroun: Libyan singer, composer and producer.
- Hamid El Shari: (born 1961) Libyan singer, composer and producer.
- Nasser el-Mizdawi: (born 1950) Libyan singer, guitarist and composer.
- Ayman El Aatar: (born 1982) Libyan singer.
- Kazem Nadeem: (1912-2006) Libyan Singer
- Fathi Kahloul: (born 1952) Libyan composer and actor
- Abdullah Al-Aswad: (born 1960) Libyan singer
- Ali Gabroun: (born 1944) Libyan singer
- Salam Qadri: (born 1935) Libyan composer and singer
- Lutfi Al-Arif: (born 1954) Libyan Singer
Poets
- Ahmed Rafiq al-Mahdawi: (1898–1961) Libyan poet.
- al-Jilani Traibshan: (1944–2001) Libyan poet
- Ibaraheem Abo-Mostafa:
- Saiied Gadhaf Al-dam
- Rjab Bu Hwesh
- Ahmed Alsharef
- Ali Tekbali: (born 1952) Libyan poet laureate and writer (English and Arabic)
- Ali Sudqi Abdelqader: (1912-2008) Libyan
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Politicians
List of Libyan politicians by position:
Foreign Ministers
- Abdul Ati al-Obeidi - Foreign minister
- Wahbi al-Bouri - Foreign minister
- Abdul Salam al-Buseiri - Foreign minister
- Mohieddin Fikini - Foreign minister
- Abdul Majid Kubar - Foreign minister
- Hussein Maziq - Foreign minister
- Mahmud al-Muntasir - Foreign minister
- Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir- Foreign minister
- Wanis al-Qaddafi - Foreign minister
- Muhammad Sakizli - Foreign minister
- Abdel Rahman Shalgham - Foreign minister
- Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi - Foreign minister
- Ali Triki - Foreign minister
- Ramadan Arhiam - Libyan Ambassador to China
Prime Ministers
- Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
- Abdul Qadir al-Badri: Prime minister of Libya from July 2, 1967 to October 25, 1967.
- Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush
- Mustafa Ben Halim
- Abuzed Omar Dorda
- Mohieddin Fikini
- Abdessalam Jalloud
- Abdul Majid Kubar
- Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
- Baghdadi Mahmudi
- Hussein Maziq
- Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush
- Mahmud al-Muntasir
- Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir
- Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud
- Wanis al-Qaddafi
- Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab
- Muhammad Osman Said
- Muhammad Sakizli
- Embarek shamekh
- Imbarek Shamekh
- Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi
Religious Figures
Resistance Leaders
- Sulaiman al-Barouni:(1872–1940), resistance leader against Italian colonization.
- Omar al-Mukhtar: (1862–1931), Libyan hero and resistance leader under against Italian colonization.
- Sayyid Ahmed Sharif es Senussi: Libyan resistance leader and chief of the Senussi order.
- Mohammed Ali Amer Elmajie:(1864-1978) resistance leader against Italian colonization in Misurata City.
- Omar Shegewi: (died 1928) resistance leader during the Italian colonization.
- Abd al-Nabi Bilkhair:Head of the Wirfala Tribe and resistance leader during Italian colonization.
- Ramadan al-Swehli: (c. 1880 – 1930), resistance leader against Italian colonization.
- Al-Shareef Ahamad Al-Zwai
Royalty
- Idris I of Libya: King of Libya (1951 to 1969) and the Chief of the Senussi Muslim order.
- Sayyid Ahmed Sharif es Senussi: Chief of the Senussi Muslim order.
- Queen Fatima:(b.1918): Former queen of Libya.
- Fawzia bint Tahir Bakeer: Mother of Muhammad as-Senussi
- Sayyid Hassan ar-Rida
- Muhammad as-Senussi: (born 1962)
- Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida as-Senussi
- Imbaraika al-Fallatiyya
- Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Ali as-Senussi
- Aisha bint Ahmad al-Syrte: Mother of Idris I of Libya
Rulers
- Idris I of Libya: (1890–1983), King of Libya (1951-1969).
- Moammar al-Qadhafi: (born 1942), Libyan leader (1969- ).
- Ahmed Karamanli: (1686–1745), Pasha (ruler) of Tripolitania (1711–1745).
- Yusuf Karamanli: (died 1838), Pasha (ruler) of Tripolitania (1795–1832).
- Shoshenq I: Libyan king of Egypt (c. 945 – c. 924 BCE) and founder of the Twenty-second Egyptian dynasty.
- Septimius Severus: (146–211) Roman Emperor (193–211), born in Libya.
- Battaros: legendary Libyan king.
- Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani
- Umar Mihayshi: (d.1984) Libyan army officer.
Scientists and Mathematicians
- Eratosthenes: (276 BC – 194 BC), Hellenistic mathematician, geographer and astronomer, born in Libya.
- Ali Tekbali: (born 1952), Geologist and Poet Laureate.
- Omar Mohammed Shegewi: (1952 - 1993), Petroleum Geologist
Sportspeople
Basketball
- Suleiman Ali Nashnush: (died 1991)
Footballers
- Samir Aboud
- Osama Al Hamady
- Muhammed Alsnany
- Akram Ayyad
- Ahmed Ben Sawed
- Mansour Al Borki
- Ehab Al Bousefi
- Omar Daoud
- Luis de Agustini
- Ahmed Faraj El Masli
- Tarik El Taib
- Meftah Ghazalla
- Khaled Hussein
- Abdesalam Kames
- Nader Kara
- Abdusalam Khames
- Mohmoud Maklouf Shafter
- Waled Mhadeb
- Mohammed Mouldi
- Rabe Al Msellati
- Jehad Muntasser
- Arafa Nakuaa
- Walid Ali Osman
- Al-Saadi Qadhafi
- Ali Rahuma
- Mahmoud Tekbali:(born 1935) Goal Keeper; Qowmee Club (1952-1944), Madina Club (1954-1959 and 1963-1965), Bel Khayr Club (1959-1963), Najma Club (1960-1963)
- Marei Al Ramly
- Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani
- Alejandro Ruben
- Musbah Saad
- Hesham Shaban
- Younes Al Shibani
- Naji Shushan
- Abdulnaser Slil
- Reda Al Tawrghe
- Mohamed Zubya
- Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway
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Sportscasters
Writers
- Ibrahim Al-Koni: (born 1948).
- Hisham Matar: (born 1970)
- Sadiq Neihoum: (1937–1994)
- Khalifa al-Tilisi: (born 1930).
- Ahmed Fagih: (born 1942), Writer of novels , short stories, plays, and essays.
- Abdullah Ali Algazal: novel, short stories writer
- Daif Al-Ghazal: (1976–2005) Writer and journalist who was murdered in 2005
- Saddeka Arebi: (died 2007) Author and anthropologist.
- Khalifa Tekbali: (1938-1966), Libyan Poet and Revolutionary
Film Makers
- Farah Abushwesha
- Don Coscarelli: Horror film director.
- Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish: Occupation 101 (documentary)
External links
- Libya-Watanona.com's page includes pages on historic Libyans and links to websites of contemporary famous ones
- Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).
- Hostkingdom.net's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania.
- Hostkingdom.net's History and list of rulers of Cyrenaica.
- Hostkingdom.net's History and list of rulers of Fezzan.
- Zum.de's History of Cyrenaica.