Wahbi al-Bouri

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
Personal details
Born 23 January 1916[1]
Alexandria, Egypt
Died June 2010 (aged 94)
Benghazi, Libya

Wahbi Ahmed El-Bouri Arabic: وهبي البوري‎ (23 January 1916 – 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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ Europa Publications Limited (1961). The Middle East and North Africa (v. 5-17). Europa Publications. ISSN 0076-8502. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 رحيل رائد القصة الليبية وهبي البوري (in Arabic). Moheet. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ↑ ليبيا تشيع المؤرخ وهبي البوري (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Gheblawi, Ghazi (2011-09-15). "Libyan Literature: The Impact of Revolution". Minerva.
  5. ↑ Tarbush, Susannah (2008-09-26). "Non-Political Stories of Love and Hardship". Qantara.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.