Libyan politician, diplomat, writer and translator
Wahbi El-Bouri وهبي البوري
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office 26 May 1957 – 11 October 1958
Prime Minister
Abdul Majid Kubar
Preceded by
Abdul Majid Kubar
Succeeded by
Abdul Majid Kubar
In office 20 March – 2 October 1965
Prime Minister
Hussein Maziq
Preceded by
Hussein Maziq
Succeeded by
Ahmad Bishti
Justice Minister of Libya
In office 3 May 1961 – 11 October 1962
Prime Minister
Muhammad Osman Said
Preceded by
Abdur Rahman al-Galhoud
Succeeded by
Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir
Petroleum Minister of Libya
In office 11 October 1962 – 13 November 1963
Prime Minister
Muhammad Osman Said Mohieddin Fikini
Preceded by
Anwar Ben Gharsa
Succeeded by
Ali Aneizi
Personal details
Born
(1916-01-23)23 January 1916[1] Alexandria, Egypt
Died
7 June 2010 (aged 94) Benghazi, Libya
Wahbi Ahmed El-Bouri Arabic: وهبي البوري (23 January 1916 – 7 June 2010) was a Libyan politician, diplomat, writer and translator.[2][3] He was the foreign minister of Libya from 1957 to 1958 and later from 1965 to 1966. He was also a petroleum minister of Libya and a Libyan Ambassador in the United Nations[2] and the founder of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York the first mosque and Islamic school in the city - 1967 also nominated by the king as a Prime Minister in 1969.
Biography
Wahbi El-Bouri was an accomplished writer and is considered by many to be the father of the short story genre in Libya.[4][5] He also wrote essays and other works of non-fiction on history and politics. He also translated a number of books in Italian about Libya.[2] After his death Dr El-Bouri continued to be a character of inspiration for many Libyans to learn from his lifetime experience in Public Service as he served his country for almost 85 years and the numerous books he left behind, in 2011 after the Libyan uprising his family published his biography “Memories of my life”. In Jan 2017 El- Bouri's grandson Zeid Basyouni and the El-Bouri family announced the establishment of the El-Bouri Foundation to continue Wahbi El-Bouri's legacy as manifest in his great generosity of spirit which remained his trait up and aims to encourage and support young minds in the field of Writing, Literature, Public Service and Leadership.
References
^Europa Publications Limited (1961). The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications. ISSN 0076-8502. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ abcرحيل رائد القصة الليبية وهبي البوري (in Arabic). Moheet. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ليبيا تشيع المؤرخ وهبي البوري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^Gheblawi, Ghazi (2011-09-15). "Libyan Literature: The Impact of Revolution". Minerva.
^Tarbush, Susannah (2008-09-26). "Non-Political Stories of Love and Hardship". Qantara.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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