Mohieddin Fikini

Mohieddin Fikini محي الدين فكيني
Mohieddin Fekini, 1963
Prime Minister of Libya
In office 19 March 1963 – 22 January 1964
Preceded by	Muhammad Osman Said
Succeeded by	Mahmud al-Muntasir
Foreign Minister of Libya
In office 19 March 1963 – 22 January 1964
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir
Succeeded by	Hussein Maziq
Justice Minister of Libya
In office 30 October 1956 – 26 May 1957
Prime Minister	Mustafa Ben Halim
Preceded by	Ali Sahli
Succeeded by	Abdul Hamid ed-Daibani
Personal details
Born	(1925-03-10)10 March 1925 Sebha, Libya
Died	1994 (aged 68–69)

Mohieddin Fikini (Arabic: محي الدين فكيني‎‎; 10 March 1925 – 1994), last name also spelled Fekini, was the Prime Minister of Libya from 19 March 1963 to 22 January 1964. He was also the Minister of foreign affairs from 19 March 1963 to 22 January 1964.

Mohieddin Fikini is a descendant of Rajban tribe in Djebel Nefusa, Tripolitania. His father, Mohammed ben Khalifa Fikini, was one the leaders of resistance against the Italian invasion of Libya in 1911. In 1923, after the collapse of the resistance against the Italians (partially because of Mohammed Fikini's failure along with other leaders to unify their efforts against the invaders), Mohammed Fikini left Tripolitania for Fezzan along with his family.

Mohieddin Fikini was born in Fezzan in 1925. In 1929, the Italians launched their offensive against Fezzan, so his father left Fezzan with his family for Algeria via Ghat, and at last reached Tunisia, and chose to live at Gabès. He remained there until his death in 1950. His family returned to Tripoli in 1953.

Mohieddin Fikini was successful in his studies. He studied law in the University of Paris and got his doctorate in 1953. The title of his thesis was "Le règlement de la question libyenne par l'Organisation des Nations Unies". He also learned to speak Italian, English, and French. Fikini participated in the agreements made by the Libyan government with the governments of Britain, the United States, and Italy between 1953–1956. Fikini served as Libya's ambassador in Egypt (1957–1958), and from late 1958 simultaneously in the United States, and the United Nations.

In March 1963, King Idris I of Libya assigned Fikini to form a new cabinet, in which he also became foreign minister. His government accomplished some memorable achievements like: