Taha El Sherif Ben Amer (June 28, 1936 - March 6, 1978) was a

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

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and politician. He was born in the city of

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, Libya in June 1936. He spent his childhood in Benghazi where he finished his primary school and high school. He was awarded a scholarship in order to pursue his education in

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. In 1959 he obtained a bachelor's degree with honours in Civil Engineering from

Ain Shams University Ain Shams University () is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. History Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950, the third ...

. Soon after graduation, he went back to Benghazi to work as a Junior Engineer and establish an engineering office which involved in many engineering projects across the eastern region of Libya. After the revolution in Libya in 1969, Taha El Sherif was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Transportation until 1971. Then, he became the

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to 1975. Soon after this date, he was selected as the Secretary of State. On March 6, 1978 Taha El Sherif Ben Amer died in a helicopter crash of which he was going to visit a project near the city of

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with the East German Politburo member Werner Lamberz who was the party's second most important ideological spokesman.

References

External links

* Libyan People's Committee article on Arabic Wikipedia
An article about scouting in Libya
(in Arabic)

1936 births 1978 deaths Ain Shams University alumni People from Benghazi Members of the General People's Committee of Libya Transport ministers of Libya Libyan engineers 20th-century engineers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Libya Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1978 Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents {{Libya-politician-stub