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Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

Businesspeople

Educators and teachers

Carneades Carneades (; el, Καρνεάδης, ''Karneadēs'', "of Carnea"; 214/3–129/8 BC) was a Greek philosopher and perhaps the most prominent head of the Skeptical Academy in ancient Greece. He was born in Cyrene. By the year 159 BC, he had begu ...

Hellenistic Academic Skeptic Philosopher *

Aristippus Aristippus of Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene (; grc, Ἀρίστιππος ὁ Κυρηναῖος; c. 435 – c. 356 BCE) was a Hedonism, hedonistic Ancient Greece, Greek philosopher and the founder of the Cyrenaics, Cyrenaic school of philosophy. He w ...

Ancient Greek philosopher, founder of Cyrenaicism *

Lacydes of Cyrene Lacydes of Cyrene ( grc-gre, Λακύδης ὁ Κυρηναῖος), Academic Skeptic philosopher, was head of the Platonic Academy at Athens in succession to Arcesilaus from 241 BC. He was forced to resign c. 215 BC due to ill-health, and he d ...

, Academic Skeptic philosopher, was head of the

Platonic Academy The Academy (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαδημία) was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Classical Athens, Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum (classical), Lyceum. The Academy ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

* Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji * Mohammed Shegewi (died 2007)

Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States

Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr Mahjour Umar is a citizen of Libya who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, from August 5, 2002, until April 4, 2016. Abu Bakr's Guantanamo detainee ID n ...

* Omar Deghayes * Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri * Abdel Hamid Ibn Abdussalem Ibn Mifta Al Ghazzawi * Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby * Abu Yahia al-Libi * Abdul Rauf Omar Mohammed Abu Al Qusin *

Ashraf Salim Abd Al Salam Sultan The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding Libyan detainees in Guantanamo. A total of 778 detainees have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 20 ...

Ibrahim Mahdy Achmed Zeidan The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding Libyan detainees in Guantanamo. A total of 778 detainees have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2 ...

Lawyers

Kamel Maghur Kamel Hassan Maghur ( ar, كامل حسن المقهور; 1 January 1935 – 5 January 2002) was a Libyan lawyer, diplomat, and writer. He also held various cabinet posts. Biography Maghur was born in Dahra, Tripoli, Italian Libya in 1935. He be ...

(1935–2002)

Linguists

Ibn al-Ajdābī Ibn al-Ajdābī ( ar, أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن إسماعيل بن أحمد بن عبد الله اللواتي الأجدابي الطرابلسي, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm ibn Ismā'īl ibn Ahmad ibn Abdallāh al-Lawātī al-Ajdābī al- ...

(died after c. 1077), scholar and linguist *

Kalifa Tillisi Khalifa Mohammed Tillisi ( ar, خليفة محمد التليسي ;9 May 1930 – 13 January 2010) was a well-known Libyan historian, translator, and linguist. Life Tillisi was born in Tripoli, Italian Tripolitania (present-day Libya), on 9 May ...

(1930–2010), historian, translator, and linguist *Ali Fahmi Khushaim (1937–2011), philosopher, historian, and linguist

Musicians

* Nadia Ali (born 3 August 1980), singer-songwriter * Ahmed Fakroun, singer, composer and producer * Nasser el-Mizdawi (born 1950), singer, guitarist and composer

Politicians

Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...

, (died 2011) * Wahbi al-Bouri, foreign minister * Abdul Salam al-Buseiri, foreign minister * Mohieddin Fikini, foreign minister *

Abdul Majid Kubar Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ''ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār'' ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988), also known as Abdulmegid Coobar, was the Prime Minister of Libya This article lists the heads of government of Libya ...

, foreign minister *

Hussein Maziq Hussein Yousef Maziq ( ar, حسين يوسف مازق) a Libyan politician (26 June 1918 – 12 May 2006) was Prime Minister of Libya from 20 March 1965 to 2 July 1967. He was one of the most important men in the Kingdom era of Libya. Family ...

, foreign minister * Mahmud al-Muntasir, foreign minister *

Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir Umar Mustafa Al-Muntassar ( ar, عمر مصطفى المنتصر) (1939 – 23 January 2001) was Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister) of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Muammar Gaddafi became the ''de facto'' leade ...

, foreign minister *

Muhammad Sakizli Muhammad Sakizli ( ar, محمد الساقزلي) (1892–14 January 1976) was the Prime Minister of Cyrenaica from 18 March 1950 to 24 December 1951. He was later appointed as the Prime Minister of Libya from 19 February to 12 April 1954. Person ...

, foreign minister *

Abdel Rahman Shalgham Abdel Rahman Shalgam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن شلقم; born 22 January 1949) is a Libyan politician. He was Foreign Minister of Libya from 2000 to 2009. Early life Shalgam was born in the village of Ahlgrevh in southern Libya to a respectabl ...

, foreign minister *

Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi ( ar, جاد الله عزوز الطلحي; born 1939) is a Libyan diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Libya for two terms. Education Born in 1939, Talhi obtained a geology degree from Louvain Universi ...

, foreign minister *

Hassan Tatanaki Hassan Tatanaki ( ar, حسن طاطاناكي) is a Libyan-born businessman who invests in building of local Libyan communities civil society programs ranging from organic farming, water resource management, water and waste water treatment, the co ...

, * Dr. Ali Abdulsalam Treki * Shams Al-Deen Bin Omran, foreign minister *

Abdulrahman Sewehli Abdulrahman Sewehli, also spelt as Abdel Rahman al-Suwayhili, ( ar, عبد الرحمن السويحلي) is a Libyan politician and the leader of the Union for the Homeland party. He was elected as chairman of the High Council of State on 6 Ap ...

Defence ministers

Omar Faiek Shennib Sir Omar Faiek Shennib (Omar Fayek Shennib, Omar Shannib, Omar Shannaib) ( ar, عمر فائق شنيب) was Libyan Minister of Defence, Chief of the Royal Diwan, Vice President of the Libyan National Assembly under the reign of Idris of Libya, K ...

, Minister of Defence, 1951–1953 (death)

Prime ministers

Abdul Qadir al-Badri Abdul al-Qadir El-Badri ( ar, عبد القادر البدري) (8 December 1921 – 13 February 2003) was a Libyan politician. He served as Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the le ...

, Prime Minister of Libya (July 2, 1967 – October 25, 1967) *

Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush ( ar, عبد الحميد البكوش) (10 August 1933 – 4 December 2007) was Prime Minister of Libya from 25 October 1967 to 4 September 1968. After the proclamation of the Jamahiriya by Gaddafi, he went into exile to ...

Abuzed Omar Dorda Abuzed Omar Dorda ( ar, أبو زيد عمر دوردة; 4 April 1944 – 28 February 2022) was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the People's Committee (Prime Minister) of Libya from 7 October 1990 to 29 January 1994, and L ...

* Mohieddin Fikini *

Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim ( ar, مصطفى احمد بن حليم; 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021) was a Libyan politician and businessman who served in a number of leadership positions in the Kingdom of Libya from 1953 to 1960. Ben Halim wa ...

Abdessalam Jalloud Abdessalam Jalloud ( ar, عبد السلام جلود, ‘Abd al-Salmān Julūd) (born 15 December 1944) is the former Prime Minister of Libya. His tenure lasted from 16 July 1972 to 2 March 1977, during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He was al ...

Mahmoud Jibril Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally ( ar, محمود جبريل الورفلي), also transcribed Jabril or Jebril or Gebril (28 May 1952 – 5 April 2020), was a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half mon ...

Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Mahmood Suleiman Maghribi ( ar, محمود سليمان المغربي) (29 November 1935 – 17 July 2009) was the Prime Minister of Libya from 8 September 1969 to 16 January 1970. Biography Maghribi, who was born and raised in Haifa before ...

Baghdadi Mahmudi Baghdadi Ali Mahmudi ( ar, البغدادي علي المحمودي) (born 1945) is a Libyan politician who was Secretary of the General People's Committee (prime minister) of Libya from 5 March 2006 to as late as 1 September 2011, when he acknowl ...

* Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush *

* Mahmud al-Muntasir *

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (; ar, عبد العاطي العبيدي; born 10 October 1939) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He held various top posts in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi; he was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and General Secretary of ...

Wanis al-Qaddafi Wanis al-Qaddafi ( ar, ونيس القذافي) (22 November 1922 – 1 December 1986) was a Libyan politician. He held many positions in the era of the Kingdom of Libya and was the tenth Prime Minister of Libya from 4 September 1968 to 31 Au ...

Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud Abdul Majid al-Qaʿud ( ar, عبد المجيد القعود) (born 1943) was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya (prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of t ...

Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab ( ar, محمد الزروق رجب) (born 1940) was a former Head of State and General Secretary of the People's Committee (Prime Minister) in Libya. Rajab was General Secretary of the General People's Congress from Janu ...

* Muhammad Osman Said *

* Imbarek Shamekh *

Physicians

Hani Shennib MD * Ehtuish Ehtuish *

Alaa Murabit Alaa Murabit M.D ( ar, آلاء المرابط; born 26 October 1989) is a Libyan-Canadian physician, Meritorious Service Cross recipient, one of 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals Advocates appointed by the Secretary-General of the United ...

Religious figures

Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar Sidi Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar ( ar, عبد السلام الأسمر, ''Al-Lasmar `Abd as-Salām'') was a renowned religious Libyan Muslim saint who lived and died during the 15th century (1455–1575 CE). He is called al-Asmar because he stayed ...

* Sharif El Gariani *

Simon of Cyrene Simon of Cyrene (, Standard Hebrew ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian Hebrew ''Šimʿôn''; , ''Simōn Kyrēnaios''; ) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three ...

Ahmad Zarruq Ahmad Zarruq () also known as Imam az-Zarrūq ash Shadhili (Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Īsa) (1442–1493 CE) was a 15th-century Moroccan Shadhili Sufi, jurist and saint from Fes. He is considered one of the most prominent and acco ...

Pope Victor I Pope Victor I (died 199) was the bishop of Rome in the late second century (189–199 A.D.). The dates of his tenure are uncertain, but one source states he became pope in 189 and gives the year of his death as 199.Kirsch, Johann Peter (1912). "Po ...

Lucius of Cyrene Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from ''Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames (''praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from L ...

Arius Arius (; grc-koi, Ἄρειος, ; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest best known for the doctrine of Arianism. His teachings about the nature of the Godhead in Christianity, which emphasized God the Father's un ...

* *

Saint Hadrian In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

Jason of Cyrene Jason of Cyrene ( el, Ἰάσων ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was a Hellenistic Jew who lived around the middle of the second century BCE ( fl. ~160–110 BCE?). He is the author of a five-volume history of the Maccabean Revolt and its preceding ...

Resistance leaders

* Sulaiman al-Barouni (1872–1940), resistance leader against

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

colonization Colonization, or colonisation, constitutes large-scale population movements wherein migrants maintain strong links with their, or their ancestors', former country – by such links, gain advantage over other inhabitants of the territory. When ...

Omar al-Mukhtar Omar al-Mukhṭār Muḥammad bin Farḥāṭ al-Manifī ( ar, عُمَر الْمُخْتَار مُحَمَّد بِن فَرْحَات الْمَنِفِي ; 20 August 1858 – 16 September 1931), called The Lion of the Desert, known among ...

(1862–1931), Libyan hero and resistance leader under against Italian colonization * Sayyid Ahmed Sharif es Senussi, Libyan resistance leader and chief of the

Senussi The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi ( ar, السنوسية ''as-Sanūssiyya'') are a Muslim political-religious tariqa (Sufi order) and clan in colonial Libya and the Sudan region founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi ( ar, السنوسي ...

order * Ramadan Sewehli (1879–1920), Libyan resistance leader and the founder of

Tripolitanian Republic Tripolitanian Republic (Arabic: , ''al-Jumhuriyat at-Trabulsiya''), was an Arabs, Arab republic that declared the independence of Tripolitania from Italian Libya after World War I. Background Tripolitania had been an Ottoman possession since the ...

* Omar Shegewi (unknown-1928), libyan resistance fighter who was sentenced to death was married to *

Royalty

Idris I of Libya Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi ( ar, إدريس, Idrīs; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) was a Libyan political and religious leader who was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his overthrow on 1 September 1969. He ruled ov ...

, King of Libya (1951–1969) and the Chief of the Senussi Muslim order *

Queen Fatima Sayyida Fatimah el-Sharif ( ar, فاطمة الشريف); after marriage, Fatimah as-Senussi (), 2 April 1911 – 3 October 2009), was queen consort of Libya by marriage to King Idris from 1951 until the 1969 Libyan coup d'état. Early life F ...

(1918–2009), former queen of Libya * Sayyid Hassan ar-Rida * Sayyid Ahmed Sharif es Senussi, Chief of the Senussi Muslim order * Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Ali as-Senussi

Rulers

Battaros Cluttering is a speech and communication disorder characterized by a rapid rate of speech, erratic rhythm, and poor syntax or grammar, making speech difficult to understand. Classification Cluttering is a speech and communication disorder ...

, legendary Libyan king *

Shoshenq I Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I (Egyptian ''ššnq''; reigned c. 943–922 BC)—also known as Shashank or Sheshonk or Sheshonq Ifor discussion of the spelling, see Shoshenq—was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Twenty-secon ...

, founder of the

Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt The Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt is also known as the Bubastite Dynasty, since the pharaohs originally ruled from the city of Bubastis. It was founded by Shoshenq I. The Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-fi ...

. *

Shoshenq II Heqakheperre Shoshenq II or Shoshenq IIa was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. He was the only ruler of this dynasty whose tomb was not plundered by tomb robbers. His final resting place was discovered within an antechamber of Psus ...

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...

of the

. *

Osorkon the Elder Aakheperre Setepenre Osorkon the Elder was the fifth king of the 21st Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Meshwesh ( Ancient Libyan) origin. He is also sometimes known as Osochor, following Manetho's ''Aegyptiaca''. Biograph ...

, fifth king of the twenty-first dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Libyan origin *

Osorkon The Elder Aakheperre Setepenre Osorkon the Elder was the fifth king of the 21st Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Meshwesh ( Ancient Libyan) origin. He is also sometimes known as Osochor, following Manetho's ''Aegyptiaca''. Biograph ...

, first Libyan king of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

and founder of the Libyan Dynasty in face actually nearly all of the 22, 23, 24 dynasties in ancient Egypt were ruled by Libyans *

Siamun Neterkheperre or Netjerkheperre-Setepenamun Siamun was the sixth pharaoh of Egypt during the Twenty-first Dynasty. He built extensively in Lower Egypt for a king of the Third Intermediate Period and is regarded as one of the most powerful ruler ...

the sixth

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa (Roman province), Africa. As a young man he advanced thro ...

(146–211), 21st Roman Emperor (193–211), born in Libya *

Geta Geta may refer to: Places *Geta (woreda), a woreda in Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region *Geta, Åland, a municipality in Finland *Geta, Nepal, a town in Attariya Municipality, Kailali District, Seti Zone, Nepal *Get� ...

, shared his brother

Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname "Caracalla" () was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor S ...

the throne of Rome before he was murdered in 211 *

23rd Caesar of Rome, son of Septimius Severus *

Ahmed Karamanli Ahmed or Ahmed Karamanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli, (most commonly Ahmed Karamanli) (1686–1745) was of Janissary origin and a Member from the Karamanids.The City in the Islamic world, Volume 1, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Renata Holod, Attilio Pet ...

(1686–1745),

pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

(ruler) of

Tripolitania Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...

(1711–1745) *

Yusuf Karamanli Yusuf (ibn Ali) Karamanli, Caramanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli (most commonly Yusuf Karamanli), (1766 – 1838) was the longest-reigning Pasha of the Karamanli dynasty of Tripolitania (in present-day Libya). He is noted for his role in the ...

(died 1838), pasha of Tripolitania (1795–1832) *

(1890–1983), King of Libya (1951–1969). * Umar Mihayshi (died 1984), Libyan army officer *

(1942–2011), Libyan leader (1969–2011). *

Mustafa Abdul Jalil Mustafa Abdul Jalil ( ar, مصطفى عبد الجليل; also transcribed ''Abdul-Jelil, Abd-al-Jalil'', ''Abdel-Jalil'', ''Abdeljalil'' or ''Abdu Al Jeleil''; born 1952) is a Libyan politician who was the Chairman of the National Transitional ...

(born 1952), former Minister of Justice, and President of the

National Transitional Council The National Transitional Council of Libya ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإنتقالي '), sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, was the ''de facto'' government of Libya for a period during and after the Libyan Civil War ...

(5 March 2011 – 8 August 2012) * Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani

Scientists and mathematicians

Eratosthenes Eratosthenes of Cyrene (; grc-gre, Ἐρατοσθένης ; – ) was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria ...

(276 BC–194 BC), Hellenistic mathematician, geographer and astronomer, born in Libya *

Theodorus of Cyrene Theodorus of Cyrene ( el, Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the '' Theaetetus'', th ...

(c. 5th century BC), mathematician

Sportspeople

Basketball

Suleiman Ali Nashnush Suleiman Ali Nashnush (1943 – February 25, 1991) was a Libyan basketball player and actor and one of the 20 individuals in medical history to reach or surpass in height. He was the tallest basketball player ever at although he was only ...

(died 1991)

Footballers

Samir Aboud Samir Aboud ( ar, سمير عبود) (born 29 September 1972) is a retired Libyan footballer who played for Al-Ittihad as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Libya national team. Honours * He has won the most Libyan Football Competitions (25 ...

Luis de Agustini Luis Alejandro Rubén de Agustini Varela (; born April 5, 1976), known simply as Luis de Agustini, is a footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Plaza Colonia in the Uruguayan Segunda División. He formerly played for Al-Ittihad. Born in Urugu ...

* Muhammed Alsnany * Akram Ayyad * Mansour Al Borki * Ehab Al Bousefi *

Omar Daoud Omar Daoud (9 April 1983 – 9 May 2018) was a Libyan professional footballer who played as a defender. He was an international for the Libya national team, and was best known for playing for Libyan club Al Ahli Tripoli and Algerian club JS Kab ...

* Meftah Ghazalla *

Osama Al Hamady Osama Al Hamadi ( ar, اسامه الحمادي) (born June 7, 1975 in Libya) is a former Libyan football defender. He was a member of the Libya national football team. Al Hamadi featured for Libya at the 2009 African Championship of Nations ...

Khaled Hussein Khaled Hussein Mohamed al Tarhouni (born 24 February 1977) is a Libyan football midfielder. As of the 2009–10 season, he plays for the Libyan Premier League club Nasr Benghazi. He is the captain of Nasr and has played in the first team f ...

* Abdesalam Kames *

Nader Kara Nader Mohammed Kara ( ar, نادر كارة) (born 19 January 1980) is a Libyan football attacker who, as of 2006/2007 season is playing for Al Ahly Tripoli. Having received offers to play abroad, by the Bahraini and Turkish national leagues, he ...

* Abdusalam Khames * Ahmed Faraj El Masli * Waled Mhadeb *

Rabe Al Msellati Rabee Al Msellati (born 22 February 1983 in Libya) is a Libyan football defender. He currently plays for Rafik in the Libyan Premier League. Msellati made a substitute appearance for the Libya national football team The Libya national footba ...

Jehad Muntasser Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser ( ar, جهاد المنتصر) (born 26 July 1978) is a Libyan former football midfielder. Muntasser started his career at Italian club Pro Sesto, before being signed by English Premier League club Arsenal in 1997. ...

* Arafa Nakuaa * Walid Ali Osman *

Ali Rahuma Ali Khalifa Rahuma ( ar, علي ارحومه) (born May 16, 1982) is a Libyan football midfielder, also a Libyan national. He currently plays for Al-Ittihad, and is a member of the Libya national football team The Libya national football team ...

Marei Al Ramly Marei Al Ramly (born December 4, 1977 in Libya) is a Libyan football midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Nasr, and is a member of the Libya national football team The Libya national football team ( ar, منتخب ليبيا لكرة الق� ...

* Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani * Alejandro Ruben *

Hesham Shaban Hesham Shaban ( ar, هشام شعبان; born August 8, 1980) is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Al-Ittihad. Shaban has been a member of the Libya national football team The Libya national football team ( ar, منتخب ليب ...

* Mohmoud Maklouf Shafter *

Younes Al Shibani Younes Hussein Al Shibani ( ar, يونس الشيباني) (born June 27, 1981) is a Libyan footballer who plays as a defender for the Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily. He is a member of the Libya national team. Club career For the 2012/ ...

Naji Shushan Naji Shushan ( ar, ناجي الشوشان; born January 14, 1981, in Tripoli, Libya) is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Alahly. He was a member of the Libya national football team The Libya national football team ( ar, منت ...

* Abdulnaser Slil *

Tarik El Taib Tarek Al Taib ( ar, طارق التائب; born 28 February 1977) is a Libyan football midfielder. Club career Al-Taib began his career in Libya with Al Ahli Tripoli. In his first year, he played 26 matches and scored 11 goals, coming third ...

* Reda Al Tawrghe *

Mohamed Zubya Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya ( ar, محمد نور الدين عبد السلام زعبية; born March 20, 1989) is a Libyan footballer who plays for Al-Ittihad Tripoli. Club career Born in Tripoli, he was playing with Aschat S.C. whe ...

* Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway

Writers

Philostephanus Philostephanus of Cyrene (Philostephanus Cyrenaeus) ( grc, Φιλοστέφανος) was a Hellenistic writer from North Africa, who was a pupil of the poet Callimachus in Alexandria and doubtless worked there during the 3rd century BC. His hist ...

, Hellenistic writer *

Callimachus Callimachus (; ) was an ancient Greek poet, scholar and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. A representative of Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, he wrote over 800 literary works in a wide variety ...

, ancient poet and librarian *

Eugammon of Cyrene Eugammon of Cyrene ( el, Εὐγάμων ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an early Greek poet to whom the epic ''Telegony'' was ascribed. According to Clement of Alexandria, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet Musaeus Musaeus, Musaios ( gr ...

, flourished 567/6 BC. * Ahmed Rafiq Almhadoui (1898–1961), poet * Saddeka Arebi (died 2007), author and anthropologist * Daif Al-Ghazal (1976–2005), writer and journalist who was murdered in 2005 *

Ibrahim Al-Koni Ibrāhīm al-Kōnī (sometimes translated as Ibrāhīm Kūnī) ( ar, ابراهيم الكوني) is a Libyan writer and is considered to be one of the most prolific Arab novelists. Biography Born in 1948 in the Fezzan Region, Ghadamis City, ...

(born 1948) *

Hisham Matar Hisham Matar ( ar, هشام مطر) (born 1970) is an American born British-Libyan writer. His memoir of the search for his father, '' The Return'', won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the 2017 PEN America Jean Stein B ...

(born 1970) * Ahmed Fouad Shennib (died 2007), poet and Minister of Culture and Education

Filmmakers

Don Coscarelli Don Coscarelli Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born to Italian settlers in Libya, he is best known for his work in horror films. His directing credits include the first four films in the ' ...

, horror film director * Maysoon Shaladi, British actress, model, TV presenter, ''Big Brother'' UK contestant

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