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
Petroleum Minister of Libya
In office 11 October 1962 – 13 November 1963
Prime Minister	Muhammad Osman Said Mohieddin Fikini
Preceded by	Anwar Ben Gharsa
Succeeded by	Ali Aneizi
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. Europa Publications. ISSN 0076-8502. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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.