Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi

Jadallah at-Talhi جاد الله عزوز الطلحي
Prime Minister of Libya
In office 2 March 1979 – 16 February 1984 3 March 1986 – 1 March 1987
Preceded by	Abdul Ati al-Obeidi Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab
Succeeded by	Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office 1987–1990
Preceded by	Kamal Hassan Al Mansour
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Al Bishari

Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (Arabic: جاد الله عزوز الطلحي‎‎) is a Libyan diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Libya for two terms.

Education

Talhi obtained a geology degree from Louvain University.^[1]

Career

Talhi was previously working in the Ministry of Mines when he was named the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources in July 1972. Talhi held this position until March 1977.^[1]

General Secretary

Talhi was General Secretary of the People's Committee in Libya (Prime Minister) for two terms, the first term from 2 March 1979 to 16 February 1984 and the second term from September 1986 to 1 March 1987.^[2] In March 1987 Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir succeeded him as prime minister.^[3]

Foreign Minister

Talhi served as foreign minister of Libya in the late 1980s, replacing Kamal Hassan Al Mansour as foreign minister.^[4] In September 1987, Talhi visited Baghdad to reestablish foreign relations and participated in the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union.^[1] Talhi's tenure lasted until 1990.^[5]

Chemical Weapons

Paris Conference

Talhi met with U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz at the Paris Conference in January 1989 at UNESCO's headquarters.^[6] Talhi denied the accusation by the United States that Libya was creating chemical weapons in Rabta.^[1] In response, Talhi accused the United States of allegedly knowing the location of chemical weapons in the Middle East. Specifically, Talhi highlighted that there was an international relationship between Israel and the United States in regards to the development of nuclear weapons.^[7]

Lockerbie bombing

In January 1992, Talhi condemned the surrendering of the Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing.^[5]

References

1. Bidwell, Robin (2010). Dictionary of Modern Arab History: An A to Z of over 2,000 entries from 1798 to the present day. p. 408. ISBN 0710305052. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
2. "The World". LA Times. 3 March 1987. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
3. "Libya". Mongobay. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
4. Helen Chapin Metz (30 June 2004). Libya. Kessinger Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4191-3012-0. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
5. Trevor Rowe (22 January 1992). "U.N. Presses Libya on Bombing". The Washington Post. p. A01. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. "Shultz gets backing on poison gas issue". Daily Sitka Sentinel. 6 Jan 1989. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2016.(subscription required)
7. St John, Ronald Bruce (2002). Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife. p. 159. ISBN 0812236726. Retrieved 28 October 2016.