Abdul Qadir al-Allam

Abdul Qadir al-Allam (Arabic: عبد القادر العلام) (October 1919 – 8 July 2003[1][2]) was a Libyan politician. He held several ministerial posts;

  • Minister of Agriculture of Cyrenaica emirate (March 1950 – December 1951).[3]
  • Defense minister of Libya (October 1956 – May 1957).[4]
  • Transport minister of Libya (May 1957 – April 1958).[4]
  • Economy minister of Libya (September – October 1960).[4]
  • Foreign minister of Libya (October – May 1961).[4]
Abdul Qadir al-Allam
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office
16 October 1960  3 May 1961
Prime MinisterMuhammad Osman Said
Preceded byAbdul Majid Kubar
Succeeded bySuleiman Jerbi
Defense Minister of Libya
In office
30 October 1956  26 May 1957
Prime MinisterMustafa Ben Halim
Preceded byAli Ju'uda
Succeeded byAs-Siddig al-Mutassir
Transport Minister of Libya
In office
26 May 1957  24 April 1958
Prime MinisterAbdul Majid Kubar
Preceded byAli Sahli
Succeeded byIsmail Ben Lamin
Economy Minister of Libya
In office
29 September  16 October 1961
Prime MinisterAbdul Majid Kubar
Preceded byMuhammad Osman Said
Succeeded byAbdul Qadir al-Badri
Agriculture Minister of
Cyrenaica Emirate
In office
18 March 1950  24 December 1951
Prime MinisterMuhammad Sakizli
Preceded byHussein Maziq
Succeeded byIndependence of Libya
Personal details
BornOctober 1919
Died8 July 2003(2003-07-08) (aged 83)

Biography

He was Minister of Agriculture and Forestry at the time of the Government of the Emirate of Berqa (March 1950 – December 1951), that is to say until the independence of Libya.

He served as Minister of Defense under the reign of Mustapha Ben Halim (October 1956 – May 1957), then transport during the reign of Abdel-Majid Kabbar (May 1957 – April 1958) and then from the economy to the last Government days (September – October 1960).

He assumed the functions of Minister of Foreign Affairs at the beginning of the reign of Mohamed Osman Al-Sayad (October 1960 – May 1961).

Notes

  1. http://alwasat.ly/news/art-culture/250452
  2. https://www.rulers.org/indexa2.html
  3. Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal…Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", Part 3, ad-Dar al-Arabiya lil Uloum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012.
  4. Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, "Libia bain al Madi wal Hadir: Safahat men at Tarikh as Siyasi", vols. 2 & 3., Markaz ad Dirasat al Libiya, Oxford, 2004.


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