Firjan

The Firjan (also al-Firjan) (Arabic: الفرجان) is an Arab Murabtin tribe in Libya. They live in north-eastern Libya, with large populations in the Sirte, Ajdabiya and Benghazi districts.^[1] 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]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Gadhafi's Rule Relying on Wavering Tribal Support
^ Gadhafi hometown a major obstacle in rebel advance

(1995), Tree of Ashraf Tribes in Libya, Nasab Newspaper (Morocco), p.6

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[ABC-1] Gadhafi's Rule Relying on Wavering Tribal Support

[2] Gadhafi hometown a major obstacle in rebel advance

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v t e Tribes of Libya
Tripolitania	Awlad Busayf Fawatir Firjan Haraba Husun Magarha Qadhadhfa Rujban Tarhuna Warfalla Zintan
Cyrenaica	Awagir Barasa Drasa Fawakhir Firjan Majabra Masamir Obeidat Riyyah Zuwayya
Fezzan	Awlad Suleiman Hutman Hassawna Magarha Tuareg Toubou