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
editHis 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
editEl-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]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Chairs". UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "It's over for Qaddafi". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2011
- ^ Ludwig, Melissa (2011), UTSA prof may be Libya's next leader, San Antonio Express-News, retrieved 22 September 2019
- ^ Ludwig, Melissa (2011), UTSA prof may be Libya's next leader, San Antonio Express-News, retrieved 22 September 2019
- ^ "5. Create a New Society". How to Become a Tyrant. Season 1. Episode 5. 11 June 2021. Netflix.
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