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

References

  1. ^ Khadduri, Majid (1963). Modern Libya: a study in political development - Majid Khadduri - Google Books. ISBN 9780608060682. Retrieved 2012-01-10 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "ليبيا المستقبل .. Libya Almostakbal".
  3. ^ St John, Ronald Bruce (4 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 9780810878761.