ober ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁politician . ▁He ▁held ▁several ▁minister ial ▁posts ; ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica ▁em ir ate ▁( M arch ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 ). ▁Def ense ▁minister ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ). ▁Transport ▁minister ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁( May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 ). ▁Econom y ▁ ▁minister ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁( Se ptember ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 0 ). ▁Foreign ▁ ▁minister ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁( Oct ober ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 1 ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Forest ry ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ate ▁of ▁Ber qa ▁( M arch ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁say ▁until ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Lib ya . ▁▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense ▁under ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Must ap ha ▁Ben ▁Hal im ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ), ▁then ▁transport ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ab del - M aj id ▁Kab bar ▁( May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁then ▁from