Youssef Borahil al-Mismari Arabic: يوسف بورحيل المسماري | |
Birth Date: | 1886 |
Birth Place: | Marj, Ottoman Libya |
Nationality: | Libyan |
Blank1: | Religion |
Data1: | Sunni Islam |
Allegiance: | Senussi Order |
Branch: | Senussid Military Adwar |
Battles: | |
Known For: | Leading Arab native resistance to Italian colonization of Libya |
Office3: | Leader of Senussi Tribal Military |
Term3: | 16 September – 19 December 1931 |
Predecessor3: | Omar al-Mukhtar |
Yousaf Borahil al-Mismari (Arabic: يوسف بورحيل المسماري) (ca. 1886 — 19 December 1931) was a Libyan revolutionary who fought against the Italian colonization of Libya. He also served as the deputy leader of the Libyan Jihad after the death of Omar Al-Mokhtar. He was killed in action after a confrontation with Italian security forces in Libya at the age of 45.