Abdul Majid Kabar

Abdul Majid Kabar (Adyghe: Къэбэр Абдулмэджид, romanized: Qəbər Abdulmədjid; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988) was a Libyan politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Libya from 26 May 1957 to 17 October 1960. He was of Circassian origin.

Abdul Majid Kabar عبد المجيد كعبار
4th Prime Minister of Libya
In office 26 May 1957 – 17 October 1960
Monarch	Idris
Preceded by	Mustafa Ben Halim
Succeeded by	Muhammad Osman Said
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office 14 March – 26 May 1957
Prime Minister	Mustafa Ben Halim
Preceded by	Ali Sahli
Succeeded by	Wahbi al-Bouri
In office 11 October 1958 – 16 October 1960
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Wahbi al-Bouri
Succeeded by	Abdul Qadir Allam
Transport Minister of Libya
In office 26 April 1955 – 26 March 1956
Prime Minister	Mustafa Ben Halim
Preceded by	Ali Sahli
Succeeded by	Salem Lutfi el-Qadi
Personal details
Born	9 May 1909 Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Died	4 October 1988 (aged 79)

Career

Kabar worked his way up in Tripolitanian politics until he was appointed a member of the National Constituent Assembly in 1950. In the 1952 Libyan general election, its first, he entered parliament and served as the house speaker until he became prime minister in 1957. A financial scandal centred on the cost of a road being built from Fezzan to Sabha led to his downfall. Originally cost $5.3 million and scheduled to be completed in three years, the cost overruns led to later estimates of three times the cost. Fearing a vote of no confidence, he resigned in 1960.