Yousef Mangoush | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya(until 1999)  Libya (2011-) |
| Branch | Libyan Ground Forces |
| Service years | ?-1999 2011-present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Artillery |
| Conflicts | Chadian–Libyan conflict Libyan Civil War |
Yousef Mangoush, born inBenghazi,Cyrenaica,Libya, in 1950, is amajor general.[1] He was named as the Chief of Staff of theLibyan Ground Forces on 2 January 2012,[2] Mangoush served in the Libyan army under theMuammar Gaddafi government and retired in 1999 at the rank of Colonel. He had been a special forces commander in the Libyan Army prior to his retirement.[3]
Mangush was the deputy defense minister in the interim government of Prime MinisterAbdurrahim El-Keib.[4]
Mangoush joined the rebel forces in February 2011 during the Libyan conflict which toppled Muammar Gaddafi, Mangush was arrested in the oil town ofBrega in April by Gaddafi's forces and freed in late August following thefall of Tripoli.[5][6]
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