Ali Husnein | |
Order: | Foreign Minister of Libya |
Primeminister: | Wanis al-Qaddafi |
Term Start: | June |
Term End: | 31 August 1969 |
Predecessor: | Shams ad-Din Orabi |
Successor: | Salah Busir |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1925 |
Birth Place: | Tripoli, Italian Tripolitania |
Death Place: | Tripoli, Libya |
Ali Hussnein or Ali Sadiq Hussnein[1] (Arabic: علي الصادق حُسنين) (20 March 1925 – 20 May 2018)[2] was a Libyan politician. He was the last foreign minister of the Kingdom of Libya (June–August 1969).[3]
He participated in translating the Qur'an into Italian and also translated several Italian books into Arabic.[4] Prior to becoming foreign minister, Husnein had been the Libyan ambassador to the Soviet Union, Finland, and Nigeria.