Several Arab and local figures shared their condolences of the former Prime Minister of Libya, Dr. Mahmoud Jibril , who died Sunday, of Coronavirus.
Ghassan Salame, the former UN envoy to Libya, tweeted: “We met about a decade and a half ago and we became friends. He was loyal to his family, country, and friends, anxious, rational, patient, hard-witted, open-minded, and polite.”
As for the writer and journalist, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Ghassan Charbel, he chose to describe Dr. Mahmoud Jibril in his obituary to him as a “pure Libyan” who suffered from Coronavirus and the disappointments of his country.
The well-known Egyptian businessman, Naguib Sawiris, mourned Jibril in a tweet in which he said that Libya and the Arab world lost a great, enlightened and patriotic man.
Lawyer and human rights activist Amal Bugagis offerrd condolences to “the great in the time of the small”, according to her description of Dr. Jibril.
Lawyer Abdul Hafeez Ghoqa recalled the exceptional circumstances in which Jibril’s name emerged among Libyans, saying that Libya’s political history will long remember the name of Dr. Mahmoud as one of the most prominent political leaders in one of the most difficult times the country has gone through.
Member of the High Council of State, Abu al-Qasim Gazit, offered condolences expressing Libya’s loss of a person of thought and principle.
Meanwhile, the writer and former delegate of Libya to the United Nations, Abdul Rahman Shalgam, mourned Jibril, who was his friend during school days, and tried to console himself and Libyans in this ordeal.
Author Mansour Bouchnaf bid farewell to Jibril, saying: “One of the men of knowledge, one of the men of the future of Libya, who many have dreamed of, has passed away.”
Dr. Izz Al-Deen Gwerib confessed he was cruel to Dr. Mahmoud Jibril, after his time in the capital Tripoli, from which he was forcefully pushed to leave and then pushed out of the entire country.
The former Libyan Foreign Minister, Dr. Mohamed Al-Dayiri, wrote: “Libya lost an outstanding national figure. Dr. Mahmoud Jibril will remain a symbol of giving and dedication.”
The Jordanian diplomat and politician, Ahmed Masadeh, posted photos that he took with Jibril and wrote: “We shared dialogue in forums on the reproduction of the Arab states, the last of which is in Rome. Big loss”.
The former UN envoy to Libya, Tariq Mitri, tweeted: “Libya lost a great national figure. Mahmoud Jibril was a man of initiative and dialogue, his eyes were on the future.”
The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, expressed sadness and sorrow for the news of Jibril’s death, describing him as a figure committed to ensuring a democratic, secure and prosperous future for the Libyan people.
The Secretary General’s envoy-designate Stephanie Williams, in an official statement, conveyed to the Libyan people feelings of grief after the death of Jibril.
Dr. Umm Al-Izz Al-Farsi offered condolences to the family and loved ones of the late Mahmoud Jibril saying he was “Libya’s good son.”
