Firjan

This article is about the African tribe. For the industrial federation known as FIRJAN, see Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

The Firjan (also al-Firjan) (Arabic: الفرجان) is an Arab Murabtin tribe in Libya. They live across northern Libya, with large populations in the Sirte, Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Murqub (Tarhuna), and Misrata districts.[1][2] The nisbah of tribe is al-Firjani.

Libyan civil war

[edit]

While many Firjani joined the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi (most notably in Ajdabiya and Benghazi) the status of others such as those in Sirte is uncertain. Khalifa Haftar, the current commander of the Libyan National Army is Firjani. His brother is the chief of the Firjan community in Benghazi.[1][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Gadhafi's Rule Relying on Wavering Tribal Support
  2. ^ Tribe, Security, Justice, And Peace In Libya Today
  3. ^ Gadhafi hometown a major obstacle in rebel advance
  • (1995), Tree of Ashraf Tribes in Libya, Nasab Newspaper (Morocco), p.6
Stub icon

This Libya-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Firjan&oldid=1257034795"