Known as the "Emir of Cyrenaica," FTP, name this monarch overthrown in 1969 by the forces of Muammar Gaddafi, the first and only king of Libya.
This ruler gained control over Jalu and Aujila by the Rajma Agreement, which also provided for monthly payments to support his military. His tenure oversaw discovery of petroleum deposits at Zaltan, which led him to launch a five-year plan to promote agriculture in his country. He allowed the United States to lease Wheelus Air Base, which later became Mitiga International Airport. His grandfather was the founder of the Sanussi order, which this ruler adopted as the name of his dynasty, and he ruled partly from a separate capital at Benghazi. Like Gemal Nasser, he was removed from power by a group which called itself the Free Officers Movement. Known as the "Emir of Cyrenaica," FTP, name this monarch overthrown in 1969 by the forces of Muammar Gaddafi, the first and only king of Libya.
This ruler gained control over Jalu and Aujila by the Rajma Agreement, which also provided for monthly payments to support his military.
{Idris} I [or {Sayyid Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi} ]