Mansour Omar El-Kikhia
Libyan-American author, columnist and activist
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Mansour Omar El-Kikhia is a Libyan-American author, columnist, activist and professor of political science. El-Kikhia is chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at the University of Texas at San Antonio.[1] He is well known for his published criticisms of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.[2]
Personal life
His father Omar Pasha Mansour El-Kikhia was the first prime minister of Cyrenaica.[3] His cousin, Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia, was the former Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs.
El-Kikhia has three children.[4]
Media Appearances
El-Kikhia was featured in an episode of the Netflix original production "How to Become a Tyrant". The documentary featured his expert commentary on the rule of Muammar Gaddafi and the contraction of civil liberties under Gaddafi's regime.[5]
Publications
- Gaddafi and the policy of contradictions.[6]
