Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi
Libyan military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Tarabulsi al-Afriqi (Arabic: محمد طارق عبد القادر الطرابلسي الإفريقي) was a Libyan military officer who served as a commander in the Ottoman Army and later he became the first Chief of War Staff of King Abd al-Aziz al-Saud's army, with the rank of brigadier general, and in addition he participated in the Arab-Israeli War.[1][2] Tariq al-Afriqi possessed extensive military culture and experience and was fluent in Arabic, Turkish, German, French and Hausa. Known for his commitment to Arab nationalism, he was nicknamed Al-Namir al-Aswad (The Black Tiger) because of his ethnic origin.[1]
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Native name | محمد طارق عبد القادر الإفريقي |
Nickname(s) | Al-Namir al-Aswad (The Black Tiger) |
Born | 1886 (1886) Tripoli, Tripolitania |
Died | October 15, 1963 (1963-10-16) (aged 76–77) Damascus, Syria |
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