Mohammad al-Bargathi explained

Mohammad al-Bargathi was the defence minister of Libya from December 2012 to 7 May 2013. Who offered to resign in May 2013 after failing to bring militias under control, he was sacked by the PM Ali Zeidan in June [1] He was replaced by Abdullah al-Thanay.[2] Previously, he was commander of the air force in Benghazi before retiring on a government pension in 1994 and defected from Gaddafi's government in the 1980s after serving as Libya's ambassador to India.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barghathi removed as Defence Minister |. libyaherald.com. 2014-05-19.
  2. Web site: Libya Swears in New Defense Minister | Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED). pomed.org. 2014-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416105648/http://pomed.org/featured/libya-swears-in-new-defense-minister/. 2014-04-16. dead.
  3. Web site: Libyan defence minister Barghathi retracts resignation. BBC News. 7 May 2013.

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