Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (Arabic: جاد الله عزوز الطلحي, romanized: Jād Allāh ʿAzzūz al-Ṭalḥī; 1939 – 15 June 2024) was a Libyan diplomat and politician who served as Secretary-General of the General People's Committee of Libya for two terms.
Jadallah at-Talhi | |
|---|---|
جاد الله عزوز الطلحي | |
| Secretary-General of the People's Committee | |
| In office 3 March 1986 – 1 March 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
| Succeeded by | Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir |
| In office 2 March 1979 – 16 February 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab |
| Foreign Minister of Libya | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Kamel Maghur |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Al Bishari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | (aged 85) Benghazi, Libya |
Education
editBorn in 1939,[1] Talhi obtained a geology degree from Louvain University.[2]
Career
editTalhi was a Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources from July 1972 until March 1977.[2]
Secretary-General
editTalhi was Secretary-General of the People's Committee in Libya for two terms, first from 2 March 1979 to 16 February 1984, then from September 1986 to 1 March 1987.[3] In March 1987 Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir succeeded him.[4]
Foreign Minister
editTalhi served as foreign minister of Libya in the late 1980s, replacing Kamel Maghur as foreign minister.[5] In September 1987, he visited Baghdad to reestablish foreign relations and participated in the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union.[2] His tenure lasted until 1990.[6]
Paris Conference
editTalhi met with U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz at the Paris Conference in January 1989 at UNESCO's headquarters.[7] He denied the accusation by the United States that Libya was creating chemical weapons in Rabta,[2] and accused it of knowing the location of chemical weapons in the Middle East. He also highlighted an international relationship between Israel and the United States in regards to the development of nuclear weapons.[8]
Death
editTalhi died in Benghazi on 15 June 2024, at the age of 85.[9]
References
edit- ^ "اكتشف 10 معلومات عن جاد الله عزوز الطلحي". afrigatenews (in Arabic). 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bidwell, Robin (2010). Dictionary of Modern Arab History: An A to Z of over 2,000 entries from 1798 to the present day. Routledge. p. 408. ISBN 978-0710305053.
- ^ "The World". LA Times. 3 March 1987. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Libya". Mongobay. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (30 June 2004). Libya. Kessinger Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4191-3012-0. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Trevor Rowe (22 January 1992). "U.N. Presses Libya on Bombing". The Washington Post. p. A01. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Shultz gets backing on poison gas issue". Daily Sitka Sentinel. 6 January 1989. p. 10. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.(subscription required)
- ^ St John, Ronald Bruce (2002). Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 159. ISBN 0812236726.
- ^ وفاة جادالله الطلحي أحد أبرز وزراء النظام السابق Archived 17 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)