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Ahmad Sayf al-Nasr

Ahmad Sayf al-Nasr was the leader of the Awlad Sulayman's Sayf al-Nasr family, which had long resisted Italian rule in Fezzan. After Free French forces took Fezzan in 1943, he served as chief of the territory under French military administration. When Libya became independent in 1951 he became the first governor of Fezzan province in the new kingdom.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ahmad Sayf al-Nasr. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ahmad-sayf-al-nasr
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