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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was born in Tripoli, Tripoli District, Libya on April 1, 1952. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was a military personnel. Death is recorded on May 20, 2012, at the age of 60. Education on record includes Cardiff University.
My Take
Few names sit so heavily under the shadow of a single event. Al-Megrahi was an airline security chief and intelligence officer, yet history remembers him almost entirely through the Lockerbie verdict. What strikes me is how unresolved his story remains: convicted, controversially released, and dead in his home city by 2012, with arguments over the conviction still simmering. I don't pretend to settle questions experts cannot. But I find his life a sobering study in how one judgment can swallow an entire biography, leaving the man himself oddly invisible behind the case that defines him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
- Name (Japanese)
- アブデルバセット・アル・メグラヒ
- Reading
- あぶでるばせっと・ある・めぐらひ
- Born
- April 1, 1952 – May 20, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Tripoli, Tripoli District, Libya
- Occupation
- military personnel
2. Background
- University
- Cardiff University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelbaset%20al-Megrahi
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307773
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Abdelbaset al-Megrahi born?
Born April 1, 1952.
When did Abdelbaset al-Megrahi die?
Died May 20, 2012, aged 60.
Where was Abdelbaset al-Megrahi from?
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was from Tripoli, Tripoli District, Libya.
What did Abdelbaset al-Megrahi do?
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi worked as military personnel.