Jadallah Azuz Al-Talhi, a prominent diplomat, politician, and engineer, passed away on Saturday in Benghazi at the age of 85. Al-Talhi was a key technocrat and minister during the era of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Al-Talhi held numerous executive leadership positions in the governments of the former regime since the early 1970s, including Secretary of the General People’s Committee (Prime Minister) and Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Foreign Liaison (Foreign Minister).
Many family members and political figures mourned his passing, praising his character and competence throughout his tenure in various roles. Al-Talhi served as Minister of Industry in the mid-1970s and held the Prime Minister position twice, first from 1979 to 1984 and then from 1986 to 1987.
He was appointed Foreign Minister from 1987 to 1990 and led the Great Man-Made River Project Authority in 1995. In the early 2000s, he served as Minister of Strategic Industries.
Al-Talhi also represented Libya at the United Nations and held Libya’s seat on the UN Security Council from January 2008 to December 2009.
In addition to his political career, Al-Talhi authored and translated several books, including “You Have Heard,” “Tripoli: The Meeting Point of Europe and Central African Countries,” and “The History of the Libyan Desert in the Middle Ages.”
