About Fariha al-Berkawi
Lived 1901 – 2014 (aged 112–113). Fariha al-Berkawi was a Libyan politician.
Fariha al-Berkawi was a Libyan representative in the General National Congress who was assassinated on 17 July 2014.
Career Berkawi had been the representative for Derna District in the General National Congress. She was a member of the non-Islamist National Forces Alliance and a member of the budget committee. three weeks after Salwa Bughaighis' assassination. Berkawi had strongly condemned Bughaighis' death.
No serious investigation into her assassination has been concluded. Exactly five years after her killing, on 17 June 2019, another female member of parliament, Siham Sergewa, was abducted in Benghazi and has not been seen since.
Personal life Berkawi was married. Her husband had been a longtime political prisoner under Muammar Gaddafi.
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Who was Fariha al-Berkawi?
Libyan politician
When was Fariha al-Berkawi born?
Fariha al-Berkawi was born in 1901.
When did Fariha al-Berkawi die?
Fariha al-Berkawi died on 17 July 2014 in Derna.
What was Fariha al-Berkawi's occupation?
Fariha al-Berkawi was a politician.
What nationality was Fariha al-Berkawi?
Fariha al-Berkawi was Libyan.
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