Mansour Omar El-Kikhia

Dr. Mansour Omar El-Kikhia is a Libyan-American author, columnist, activist and professor of political science. Dr. El-Kikhia is currently the chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at the University of Texas at San Antonio.[1] He is well known for his published criticisms of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.[2]

Not to be confused with Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia.

Personal life

His father Omar Pasha Mansour El Kikhia was the first prime minister of Cyrenaica.[3] Furthermore, his cousin, Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia, was the former Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs.

El-Kikhia has three children: Omar, Taz and Logeain.

Footnotes
  1. "Chairs". UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  2. "It's over for Qaddafi". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2011
  3. Ludwig, Melissa (2011), UTSA prof may be Libya's next leader, San Antonio Express-News, retrieved 22 September 2019


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