Muhammad Sakizli () (1892–14 January 1976) was the Prime Minister of

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from 18 March 1950 to 24 December 1951. He was later appointed the

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from 19 February to 12 April 1954.

Personal life

Sakizli was of Turkish descent. His surname known in Ottoman Turkish as Sakız hence his epithet "Sakızlı".

Government of Cyrenaica

On 1 June 1949, emir Idris declared the "independence" of the Emirate of Cyrenaica. Although this independence could be considered nominal because of the high British influence, forming a new government was necessary. After a short-lived government under Omar Pasha El Kikhia, Muhammad Sakizli formed a new cabinet in March 1950. After King Idris I of Libya declared its independence 24 December 1951, Sakizli's title changed to be "Governor" of

and remained in that post until May 1952. In May 1952, Sakizli was appointed minister of education in the Libyan federal government. Then, In September 1953, he was appointed the chief of the royal bureau.el-Magariaf, vol.2, p.229.

Prime minister

In February 1954, Sakizli was assigned to form a government, but his cabinet didn't persist for long. On 5 April 1954, The Libyan supreme court issued the decision that the royal order, issued on 19 January 1954, ordering the legislative council of

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to be dissolved, was cancelled. Consequently, protests erupted in Tripoli, organized by Tripolitania's governor As-Siddig al-Mutassir, against the court's decision which cancelled the King Idris's order. On 7 April, the cabinet was summoned, while the Tripoli protests were going on, and governor al-Mutassir was continuing to run the legislative elections, which means actually the defying of the court's decision. Consequently, Sakizli telephoned King Idris to order governor al-Mutassir to stop the elections, which, apparently, the King didn't agree with. The next day, a royal message was delivered to Sakizli demanding his resignation.

After the Premiership

Sakizli became the governor of Cyernaica again from 26 December 1962, to 26 April 1963, when the federal system in Libya was cancelled. Sakizli died on 14 January 1976.Salem el Kebti, p. 1544.

Notes

References

*Mustafa Ben Halim, "Safahat Matwiya men Tarikh Libia as Siyasi", Matabe' al-Ahram at Tejariya, Qalyub, Misr, 1992. *Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, "Libia bain al Madi wal Hadir: Safahat men at Tarikh as Siyasi", 4 vols., Markaz ad Dirasat al Libiya,

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, 2004–2006. *Salem el Kebti, "Libia..Maseerat al Istiqlal..Watha'iq Mahalliya wa Dawliya", part 3-Takween Dawla, Ad Dar al Arabiya lil Ulum Nashiroun, 1st ed., 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakizli, Muhammad 1892 births 1976 deaths Prime ministers of Libya Ministers of foreign affairs of Libya Education ministers of Libya Libyan people of Turkish descent