Background
He was born in 1935 in Libya, son of a poet.
He was born in 1935 in Libya, son of a poet.
Educated at Tripoli then graduated as a doctor at Cairo.
After establishing himself in Practice in Libya he went to Sheffield University, England, for post-graduate studies but he returned without completing them.
He was appointed Director of Beida Hosptial then became thsillusioned by the way the administration of King Idris treated hospitals and designed. Following the coup he established links with members of the RCC was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Health.
Trained in Egypt and England, an outspoken critic of the services of the former regime in the days of King Idris, given a warm welcome into government by the Revolutionary Command Council. Politically he has little influence with the RCC but he manages to get a hearing on matters of public health.