Ashour Bin Khayal
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Ashour Bin Khayal sometimes romanised Bin Hayal, is a Libya
n diplomat and politician who was born in the Cyrenaica
n city of Derna
. He was named Foreign Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib
in a surprise move, as the position was originally reported to be filled by United Nations
deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi. He was described as little-known prior to his appointment.
Bin Khayal was previously the first secretary at the Libyan embassy in Rome in the late 1960s. He was also Libya’s ambassador to Korea but resigned in 1984 after a gunman fired from the Libyan embassy in London at a protest outside, killing police office Yvonne Fletcher. He joined the opposition and moved to the United States and then Canada.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
n diplomat and politician who was born in the Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
n city of Derna
Derna
Derna is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Romania, 50 km from the county seat, Oradea and 35 km from Marghita. It borders the communes of Popeşti, Chişlaz, Brusturi and Spinuş. It is composed of five villages: Derna, Dernişoara, Sacalasău, Sacalasău Nou and Tria.-Demographics:The...
. He was named Foreign Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Abdurrahim Khaled Abdulhafiz El-Keib, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical engineering, entrepreneur, and Libyan politician from the city of Sabratha...
in a surprise move, as the position was originally reported to be filled by United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi. He was described as little-known prior to his appointment.
Bin Khayal was previously the first secretary at the Libyan embassy in Rome in the late 1960s. He was also Libya’s ambassador to Korea but resigned in 1984 after a gunman fired from the Libyan embassy in London at a protest outside, killing police office Yvonne Fletcher. He joined the opposition and moved to the United States and then Canada.