1948: Born in small village of Herrawa, in the region of Benghazi.

1977:  Entered officer school, following short period at the Faculty of Tripoli.
 

After six months (instead of the usual two and a half years) he was promoted to the rank of junior lieutenant.

In Revolutionary Committees:

Active in repression of student revolt, University of Benghazi.

Directed hunt for dissidents in exile, under pseudonym of Abdusalam Sherif,
 

Accused in shootout leading to death of policewoman in front of Libyan embassy.

Expelled from Great Britain.

November 1984:  Was attacked and seriously wounded,   Abou Salim area of Tripoli. 
 

He accused Ahmed and Sayyed Kaddafeddam (both close to Colonel Kadhafi) of trying to kill him.

December 1985 ['84?]: house arrest,  failed to assassinate opposition leaders living in Egypt.

1985: Reappeared in Benghazi, given task of dismantling Libyan Hezbollah networks which tried to poison the drinking water of a hotel in Tobrouk where Soviet advisers were staying.

1991: Head of counter-espionage.

Recent Post: One of three directors, Libyan foreign intelligence.
 

[With Lt. Col. Abdallah Senoussi and Cap. Mansour Kilani.

Recent Responsibility: dismantling Libyan Islamic fundamentalist movements.

[Recent News: Reported Dead,  July 1998, in "horse riding accident."]