Omar Faiek Shennib

Omar Faiek Shennib
Omar Faiek Shennib, to the right of King Idris al Senussi in 1951
Born1883
Died28 July 1953 (aged 6970)
TitleMinister of Defence of Libya, Chief of Royal Diwans, Vice President of National Assembly
RelativesAhmed Fouad Shennib
Abdul-Aziz Shennib (son)
Wanis al-Qaddafi (son-in-law)

Sir Omar Faiek Shennib (Omar Fayek Shennib, Omar Shannib, Omar Shannaib) (Arabic: عمر فائق شنيب) was Libyan Minister of Defence, Chief of the Royal Diwan, and the Vice President of the Libyan National Assembly under the reign of King Idris Al Senussi. Shennib was the patriarch of the House of Shennib, a notable Libyan family. Omar Faiek Shennib Avenue in Derna was named after him posthumously.