Libyan former minister Omar Bin Amer, a key figure in the country’s post-independence development, has passed away on Sunday 23 March. He was the last surviving minister from Libya’s monarchical era.
Bin Amer was laid to rest at Hawari Cemetery in Benghazi. A graduate of Cairo University in the early 1950s, he went on to hold several ministerial positions during Libya’s monarchy, including Minister of Public Works and Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of Abdul Hamid Al-Bakkoush.
He also served twice as Minister of Transport, including in the cabinet of Wanis Al-Qaddafi, the final government before the monarchy was overthrown in 1969.
A pioneering figure in Libya’s reconstruction, Bin Amer was appointed as the first executive director of the New Marj Reconstruction Authority following the 1963 earthquake.
His contributions to urban planning and major infrastructure projects helped shape modern Libya’s development.