Abdul Majid Kabar Explained

Abdul Majid Kabar
عبد المجيد كعبار
Term Start:26 May 1957
Term End:17 October 1960
Term Start2:14 March
Term End2:26 May 1957
Primeminister3:Himself
Term Start3:11 October 1958
Term End3:16 October 1960
Predecessor3:Wahbi al-Bouri
Successor3:Abdul Qadir Allam
Order4:Transport Minister of Libya
Term Start4:26 April 1955
Term End4:26 March 1956
Successor4:Salem Lutfi el-Qadi
Birth Date:9 May 1909
Birth Place:Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Death Date:4 October 1988 (aged 79)

Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988) was a Libyan politician. He served as 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Modern Libya: a study in political development - Majid Khadduri - Google Books . Google Books. 2012-01-10. Khadduri . Majid . 1963 . Johns Hopkins Press . 9780608060682 .
  2. Web site: ليبيا المستقبل .. Libya Almostakbal.
  3. Book: St John. Ronald Bruce. Historical Dictionary of Libya. 4 June 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810878761. 187.