Abdul Majid Kubar

Abdul Majid Kabar (عبد المجيد كعبار / ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār ) (9 May 1909[2] – 4 October 1988[3]), also known as Abdulmegid Coobar, was the Prime Minister of Libya from 26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960, and he is from a Circassian origin.

Abdul Majid Kabar
عبد المجيد كعبار
4th Prime Minister of Libya
In office
26 May 1957 – 17 October 1960
MonarchIdris
Preceded byMustafa Ben Halim
Succeeded byMuhammad Osman Said
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office
14 March – 26 May 1957
Prime MinisterMustafa Ben Halim
Preceded byAli Sahli
Succeeded byWahbi al-Bouri
In office
11 October 1958 – 16 October 1960
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byWahbi al-Bouri
Succeeded byAbdul Qadir Allam
Transport Minister of Libya
In office
26 April 1955 – 26 March 1956
Prime MinisterMustafa Ben Halim
Preceded byAli Sahli
Succeeded bySalem Lutfi el-Qadi
Personal details
Born9 May 1909[1]
Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Died4 October 1988 (aged 79)

Biography

Kubar worked his way up in Tripolitanian politics until he was appointed a member of the National Constituent Assembly in 1950. In Libya first general election 1952, he entered parliament and served as the house speaker until he became prime minister in 1957. A financial scandal centered on the cost of a road being built in Fezzan to Sabha led to his downfall. Originally cost $5.3 million and scheduled to be completed in three years, the cost overruns led to later estimates of three times the cost. Fearing a vote of no confidence, he resigned in 1960.[4]

References
  1. Khadduri, Majid (1963). Modern Libya: a study in political development - Majid Khadduri - Google Books. Retrieved 2012-01-10 – via Google Books.
  2. http://archive.libya-al-mostakbal.org/Letters2006/August2006/jehad_azzam_ka3bar1.html
  3. http://archive.libya-al-mostakbal.org/Articles0609/assadeq_shukri_120609.html
  4. St John, Ronald Bruce (4 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 9780810878761.


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