Idris of Libya
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Sayed Mohamed Idris al-Senussi (Arabic: إدريس الأول; El Sayyid Prince Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983)[1] was a Libyan political and religious leader. He was the Emir of Cyrenaica. Idris was the King of the United Kingdom of Libya (renamed as the Kingdom of Libya in 1963) from 1951 to 1969.[2] He was the chief of the Senussi Muslim order.
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Reign | 24 December 1951 – 1 September 1969 | ||||
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Born | 13 March 1890 Al-Jaghbub, Tripolitania Vilayet, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died | 25 May 1983(1983-05-25) (aged 93) Cairo, Egypt | ||||
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Spouse | Fatimah el-Sharif (m. 1931) | ||||
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House | Senussi | ||||
Father | Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi | ||||
Mother | Aisha bint Muqarrib al-Barasa | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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