Matoug Adam

Adam in 1968

Matoug Adam (Arabic: معتوق آدم الرقعي‎; 1926 – 2 April 2019) was a Libyan politician, civil servant, and poet. He served as his country's Minister of Tourism from January 1968 to June 1969. He then served as Interior Minister from June 1969 to 31 August 1969. He was the last Interior Minister of the Kingdom of Libya, as the royal government was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969. After the coup d'état, Adam was jailed for two years by the Gaddafi government.

Adam died on 2 April 2019, at the age of 93.^[1]

References

↑ وفاة آخر وزير داخلية في حكومة “المملكة”. 218TV. 3 April 2019. https://www.218tv.net/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9/. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[1] وفاة آخر وزير داخلية في حكومة “المملكة”. 218TV. 3 April 2019. https://www.218tv.net/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9/. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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