Abdul-Aziz Shennib
Sir Abdul Aziz Shennib (Arabic: سيد عزيز شنيب Sayyid Abdul Aziz Shennib; 17 August 1936 – 2 July 2003) son of Sir Omar Faiek Shennib and brother to Lady Amal Shennib and Lady Ibtisam Shennib was a commander in the pre-1969 Libyan army.
Commander Abdul Aziz Shennib | |
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| Born | Damascus, Syria |
| Died | Cairo, Egypt |
| Service/ | Royal Army |
| Years of service | 15 |
| Other work | Ambassador of Libya to Jordan (1974), Ambassador of Libya to Romania |
Sir Abdul Aziz was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst entering as a cadet in 1955. Upon his return to Libya, he entered the Royal Army in which he served for fifteen years until the Coup of 1969. As Commander of the Royal Army he was arrested in the first days after Qaddafi seizing power and imprisoned for four and a half years.
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