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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 707

(x) The following four Lots were the property of Abdul Salam al-Buseiri, a popular Foreign Minister and Ambassador for Libya

Libya, Kingdom, Order of Independence, First Class set of Insignia, by Tewfik Bichay, Cairo, sash Badge, 96mm including crown suspension x 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel, mint mark to reverse; Star, 80mm, silver-gilt and enamel, mint mark to reverse, nearly extremely fine, with full sash riband and in case of issue (2)

PROVENANCE:
By descent.

Abdul Salam al-Buseiri was born in June 1898 in Tripoli, only son of the Chief Justice. Educated in law at the University of Turin and fluent in five languages, his love of Italian opera and literature was tempered by his membership of the 'Committee of Reform' upon his return to Libya. His membership of the group which strove for reformation and liberation from strict Italian colonial rule led to his arrest and life imprisonment in 1923. Suddenly released and exiled to Ankara in 1933, al-Buseiri soon found work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With the foundation of the Kingdom of Libya under Idris I, he was appointed Foreign Minister in 1954, travelling the world to build relationships for the growth of the Kingdom. Raised to President of the Divan n 1955, he was made Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Benelux in 1958 and to Turkey in 1964. He retired following the coup d'état in 1969, and died in Istanbul in 1978, his body being airlifted to Libya for a full ceremonial burial as a national hero and statesman.

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Sold for
£900