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
Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Died4 October 1988 (aged 79)

Abdul Majid Kabar (Adyghe: Къэбэр Абдулмэджид, romanized: Qəbər Abdulmədjid; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988) was a Libyan politician. He served the Prime Minister of Libya from 26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960.[1][2] He was of Circassian origin.

Career

Kabar worked his way up in Tripolitanian politics until he was appointed a member of the National Constituent Assembly in 1950. In the 1952 Libyan general election, its first, he entered parliament and served as the house speaker until he became prime minister in 1957. A financial scandal centred on the cost of a road being built from 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Khadduri, Majid (1963). Modern Libya: a study in political development - Majid Khadduri - Google Books. ISBN 9780608060682. Retrieved 2012-01-10 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "ليبيا المستقبل .. Libya Almostakbal".
  3. ↑ St John, Ronald Bruce (4 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 9780810878761.


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