List of Libyans

A list of noteworthy people from Libya sorted by occupation.

Educators and teachers

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

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

• Kamel Maghur (1935–2002)

Linguists

• Ibn al-Ajdābī (died after c. 1077), scholar and linguist
• Kalifa Tillisi (1930-2010), historian, translator, and linguist

Musicians

• Ahmed Fakroun: Libyan singer, composer and producer.
• Nasser el-Mizdawi: (born 1950) Libyan singer, guitarist and composer.
• Ayman El Aatar: (born 1982) Libyan singer.
• Nadia Ali: (born 3 August 1980) Singer/Song Writer

Nobility

• House of Shennib (Bayt Shennib): Libyan nobility, Royal Courtiers
• Omar Faiek Shennib: Head of the Royal Court, Royal Diwan
• Wanis al-Qaddafi: Libyan nobility (unrelated to Muammar Gaddafi)
• House of Al-Mukhtar: Libyan nobility (descendents of Omar Mukhtar)

Politicians

List of Libyan politicians by position:

Foreign ministers and ambassadors

• 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
• Dr. Ali Abdulsalam Treki - foreign minister
• Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir- Foreign minister
• Muhammad Sakizli - Foreign minister
• Abdel Rahman Shalgham - Foreign minister
• Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi - Foreign minister
• Hassan Tatanaki-Foreign minister

Defence ministers

• Omar Faiek Shennib - Minister of Defence, 1951-1953 (death)

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
• Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
• 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
• Baghdadi Mahmudi
• Mahmoud Jibril

Physicians

• Ehtuish Ehtuish

Religious figures

• Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar
• Ahmad Zarruq
• Simon of Cyrene
• Sharif El Gariani

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.

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: (1918–2009): Former queen of Libya
• Sayyid Hassan ar-Rida
• Muhammad as-Senussi: (born 1962)
• Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Ali as-Senussi
• Omar Faiek Shennib: Head of the Royal Diwan, Royal Court

Rulers

• Idris I of Libya: (1890–1983), King of Libya (1951–1969).
• Muammar Gaddafi: (1942–2011), Libyan leader (1969–2011).
• 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: (died 1984) Libyan army officer.
• Mustafa Abdul Jalil: (born 1952) Anti-Gaddafi resistance leader, Former Minister of Justice, and President of the National Transitional Council (2011-Present)

Scientists and mathematicians

• Eratosthenes: (276 BC – 194 BC), Hellenistic mathematician, geographer and astronomer, born in Libya.
• Adam Nass: Has a Master's degree.

Sportspeople

Basketball

• Suleiman Ali Nashnush: (died 1991)

Footballers

• Samir Aboud
• Osama Al Hamady
• Muhammed Alsnany
• Akram Ayyad
• 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
• Rabe Al Msellati
• Jehad Muntasser
• Arafa Nakuaa
• Walid Ali Osman
• Ali Rahuma
• Marei Al Ramly
• Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani
• Alejandro Ruben
• Hesham Shaban
• Younes Al Shibani
• Naji Shushan
• Abdulnaser Slil
• Reda Al Tawrghe
• Mohamed Zubya
• Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway

Writers

• Ibrahim Al-Koni: (born 1948).
• Hisham Matar: (born 1970)
• Daif Al-Ghazal: (1976–2005) Writer and journalist who was murdered in 2005
• Saddeka Arebi: (died 2007) Author and anthropologist.
• Ahmed Fouad Shennib: (died 2007) Poet and Minister of Culture and Education.

Film makers

• Maysoon Shaladi British actress, model, TV presenter, Big Brother contestant UK
• Farah Abushwesha: Award winning filmmaker of Libyan and Irish descent.
• Don Coscarelli: Horror film director.

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.