Yousaf Borahil Al-Msmare

Youssef Borahil al-Mismari
يوسف بورحيل المسماري
Leader of Senussi Tribal Military
In office
16 September – 19 December 1931
Preceded byOmar al-Mukhtar
Personal details
Born1886
Marj, Ottoman Libya
Died19 December 1931(1931-12-19) (aged 44–45)
Known forLeading Arab native resistance to Italian colonization of Libya
ReligionSunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance Senussi Order
Branch/service Senussid Military Adwar
Battles/wars

Yousaf Borahil al-Mismari (Arabic: يوسف بورحيل المسماري) (ca. 1886 — 19 December 1931) was a Libyan revolutionary who fought against the Italian colonization of Libya. He also served as the deputy leader of the Libyan Jihad after the death of Omar Al-Mokhtar, who was captured at the Battle of Uadi Bu Taga on 9 September 1931 and executed at Soluch on 16 September.[1] Al-Mismari was killed in action after a confrontation with Italian security forces in Libya at the age of 45.

  1. ^ Wright, John (1983). Libya: A Modern History. Kent, England: Croom Helm. p. 35.