Mohammad al-Bargathi was the defence minister of Libya from December 2012 to 7 May 2013. Who offered to resign in May 2013 after failing to bring militias under control, he was sacked by the PM Ali Zeidan in June [1] He was replaced by Abdullah al-Thanay.[2] Previously, he was commander of the air force in Benghazi before retiring on a government pension in 1994 and defected from Gaddafi's government in the 1980s after serving as Libya's ambassador to India.[3]
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- ^ "Barghathi removed as Defence Minister |". libyaherald.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Libya Swears in New Defense Minister | Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)". pomed.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Libyan defence minister Barghathi retracts resignation". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2013.