List of Famous people born in Butnan District, Libya

Mohamed al-Menfi

First Name Mohamed

Last Name Al-Menfi

Born on March 3, 1976 (age 49)

Born in Libya, Butnan District

Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi is a Libyan diplomat and politician from Tobruk. On 5 February 2021, he was chosen as the Libyan president at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. Previously, he had served as the Libyan Ambassador to Greece.

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Iman al-Obeidi

First Name Iman

Last Name Al-Obeidi

Born on June 22, 1982 (age 42)

Born in Libya, Butnan District

Iman al-Obeidi is a former Libyan postgraduate law student who received worldwide media attention during the Libyan Civil War. This was because she burst into the restaurant of the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli and told the international press corps there that Libyan troops had beaten and gang-raped her. Her public statement challenged both the Gaddafi government and the taboo against discussing sex crimes in Libya.

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