Mustafa Ben Halim

Mustafa Ben Halim
مصطفى أحمد بن حليم
Ben Halim between 1949 and 1950
Prime Minister of Libya
In office
12 April 1954 – 25 May 1957
MonarchIdris I
Preceded byMuhammad Sakizli
Succeeded byAbdul Majid Kubar
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office
3 December 1954 – 30 October 1956
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAbdul Salam al-Buseiri
Succeeded byAli Sahli
Transport Minister of Libya
In office
18 February 1954 – 19 December 1954
Prime MinisterMuhammad Sakizli
Himself
Preceded byIbrahim ben Shaaban
Succeeded byAli Sahli
Personal details
Born
Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim

(1921-01-29)29 January 1921
Alexandria, Egypt
Died7 December 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 100)
United Arab Emirates
SpouseYusra Kanaan
Children6, including Tarek

Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim (Arabic: مصطفى احمد بن حليم; 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021) was a Libyan politician and businessman who served in a number of leadership positions in the Kingdom of Libya from 1953 to 1960. Ben Halim was the Prime Minister of Libya from 12 April 1954 to 25 May 1957. Through his political and private sector work, he supported the development of the modern Libyan state.[1]

  1. ^ Ronald Bruce St. John (2002). Libya and the United States: two centuries of strife. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-8122-3672-9.