Abdul Fatah Younis

Abdul Fatah Younis
Abdul Fatah Younis
Native name	عبد الفتاح يونس
Born	1944; Jebel Akhdar, Libya
Died	28 July 2011 (aged 66–67); Benghazi, Libya
Allegiance	Kingdom of Libya (until 1969); Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (until 2011); National Transitional Council (2011)
Service / branch	National Liberation Army
Years of service	1964–2011
Rank	Major General
Battles / wars	Egyptian–Libyan War; Chadian–Libyan War Toyota War; ; First Libyan Civil War Battle of Ra's Lanuf; First Battle of Brega; Battle of Bin Jawad; Second Battle of Brega; Battle of Ajdabiya; Second Battle of Benghazi; Late March 2011 Libyan rebel offensive; Third Battle of Brega; Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya road; Fourth Battle of Brega; ;

Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi (/ˈɑːbdəl fəˈtɑː ˈjuːnɪs/ ^ⓘ; Arabic: عبد الفتاح يونس, sometimes transliterated Fattah Younis or Fattah Younes or Fatah Younes; 1944 – 28 July 2011) was a Libyan military officer and politician. He served as Libya's interior minister until his resignation on 22 February 2011 when he defected to the rebel side in the First Libyan Civil War. He was considered a key supporter of Muammar Gaddafi and even No. 2 in the Libyan government.

Following his resignation and defection, he urged that the Libyan Army should "join the people and respond to their legitimate demands". In an interview with John Simpson on 25 February, he said he believed Gaddafi would fight to the death, or commit suicide.

On 29 July 2011, Younis was reported dead by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) in unclear circumstances. According to the NTC's oil minister, Ali Tarhouni, Younis was killed by members of an anti-Gaddafi rebel group and the Libyan government stated that he had been killed by the rebels who suspected he was a double agent.