List of Libyans

A list of noteworthy people from Libya sorted by occupation.

Artists

• Ali Omar Ermes: (born 1945) Libyan born globally renowned artist.
• Farah Abushwesha: Award winning filmmaker of Libyan and Irish decent.

Business People

• Hassan Tatanaki - Chairman and managing director of oil company, Challenger Limited.
• Husni Bey - Chairman of HB Group.

Educators and Teachers

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

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

• Ayesha Qaddafi
• Kamel Maghur:(1935–2002) Lawyer.
• Salam Tekbali:

Linguists

• Ibn al-Ajdaabi

Musicians

• Ahmed Fakroun: Libyan singer, composer and producer.
• Hamid El Shari: (born 1961) Libyan singer, composer and producer.
• Nasser el-Mizdawi: (born 1950) Libyan singer, guitarist and composer.
• Ayman El Aatar: (born 1982) Libyan singer.
• Kazem Nadeem: (1912-2006) Libyan Singer
• Fathi Kahloul: (born 1952) Libyan composer and actor
• Abdullah Al-Aswad: (born 1960) Libyan singer
• Ali Gabroun: (born 1944) Libyan singer
• Salam Qadri: (born 1935) Libyan composer and singer
• Lutfi Al-Arif: (born 1954) Libyan Singer

Poets

• al-Jilani Traibshan: (1944–2001) Libyan poet
• Rafiq al-Mahdawi: (1898–1961) Libyan poet.
• Ibaraheem Abo-Mostafa:
• Saiied Gadhaf Al-dam
• Rjab Bu Hwesh
• Ahmed Alsharef
• Ali Tekbali: (born 1952) Libyan poet laureate and writer (English and Arabic)
• Ali Sudqi Abdelqader: (1912-2008) Libyan Poet

Politicians

List of Libyan politicians by position:

Foreign Ministers

• Abdul Ati al-Obeidi - Foreign minister
• 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
• Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir- Foreign minister
• Wanis al-Qaddafi - Foreign minister
• Muhammad Sakizli - Foreign minister
• Abdel Rahman Shalgham - Foreign minister
• Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi - Foreign minister
• Ali Triki - Foreign minister

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
• Abdul Majid Kubar
• Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
• Baghdadi Mahmudi
• 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

Religious Figures

• Abd As-Salam Al-Asmar
• Simon of Cyrene

Resistance Leaders

• Sulaiman al-Barouni:(1872–1940), resistance leader against Italian colonization.
• Omar al-Mukhtar: (1862–1931), Libyan hero and resistance leader under Al-Shareef Ahamad Al-Zwai against Italian colonization.
• Abd al-Nabi Bilkhair:Head of the Wirfala Tribe and resistance leader during Italian colonization.
• Ramadan al-Swehli: (c. 1880 – 1930), resistance leader against Italian colonization.
• Omar Shegewi: (died 1928) resistance leader during the Italian colonization.

Royalty

• Fawzia bint Tahir Bakeer: Mother of Muhammad as-Senussi
• Hasan as Senussi
• Muhammad as-Senussi: (born 1962)
• Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida as-Senussi
• Imbaraika al-Fallatiyya
• Idris I of Libya: King of Libya (1951 to 1969) and the Chief of the Senussi Muslim order.
• Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif bin Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif as-Senussi
• Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Ali as-Senussi
• Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi
• Aisha bint Ahmad al-Syrte: Mother of Idris I of Libya

Rulers

• Moammar al-Qadhafi: (born 1942), Libyan leader (1969- ).
• Idris I of Libya: (1890–1983), King of Libya (1951-1969).
• 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

Scientists and Mathematicians

• Eratosthenes: (276 BC – 194 BC), Hellenistic mathematician, geographer and astronomer, born in Libya.
• Ali Tekbali: (born 1952), Geologist and Poet Laureate.
• Omar Mohammed Shegewi: (1952 - 1993), Petroleum Geologist

Sportspeople

Basketball

• Suleiman Ali Nashnush: (died 1991)

Footballers

• Samir Aboud
• Osama Al Hamady
• Muhammed Alsnany
• Akram Ayyad
• Ahmed Ben Sawed
• 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
• Mohammed Mouldi
• Rabe Al Msellati
• Jehad Muntasser
• Arafa Nakuaa
• Walid Ali Osman
• Al-Saadi Qadhafi
• Ali Rahuma
• Mahmoud Tekbali:(born 1935) Goal Keeper; Qowmee Club (1952-1944), Madina Club (1954-1959 and 1963-1965), Bel Khayr Club (1959-1963), Najma Club (1960-1963)
• Marei Al Ramly
• Salem Ibrahim Al Rewani
• Alejandro Ruben
• Musbah Saad
• Hesham Shaban
• Younes Al Shibani
• Naji Shushan
• Abdulnaser Slil
• Reda Al Tawrghe
• Mohamed Zubya
• Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway

Sportscasters

• Hassan Shegewi

Writers

• Ibrahim Al-Koni: (born 1948).
• Hisham Matar: (born 1970)
• Sadiq Neihoum: (1937–1994)
• Khalifa al-Tilisi: (born 1930).
• Ahmed Fagih: (born 1942), Writer of novels , short stories, plays, and essays.
• Abdullah Ali Algazal: novel, short stories writer
• Daif Al-Ghazal: (1976–2005) Writer and journalist who was murdered in 2005
• Saddeka Arebi: (died 2007) Author and anthropologist.
• Khalifa Tekbali: (1938-1966), Libyan Poet and Revolutionary

Film Makers

• Farah Abushwesha
• Don Coscarelli: Horror film director.
• Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish: Occupation 101 (documentary)

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.