Background
He was born on May 1933, in the Fezzan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (now Libya).
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Mohammed Ali al- Jiddi
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He was educated at Tripoli, then sent to Cairo where he graduated in law from Al Azhar University in 1956.
Career
He became a lawyer in the Fezzan and rose to become a judge at the Souk al-Juma court. His friendship with members of the Free Officers’ Movement led to his appointment as Minister of Justice was in 1969.
Following the departure of Mohammed Najm from the Foreign Ministry in December 1970, he became Acting Foreign Minister and has subsequently looked after the ministry when there has been an urgent issue m the absence of the minister. Although responsible for some of the legal draftinng for the unity proposals with Egypt he had little to do with the negotiations.
Personality
Cairo-trained judge from the Fezzan who has held the portfolio of Justice in every cabinet since the coup. Although older than the officers of the Revolutionary Command Council he has won their confidence and established a close working relationship with them. On occasions he has been Acting Foreign Minister and has shown patience with some of the hotheads.
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Libyan
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September 8, 1969