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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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military personnel
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Cardiff University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelbaset%20al-Megrahi
Frequently asked questions
When was Abdelbaset al-Megrahi born?
April 1, 1952 – May 20, 2012.
Where is Abdelbaset al-Megrahi from?
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is from Tripoli, Tripoli District, Libya.
What does Abdelbaset al-Megrahi do?
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi works as military personnel.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.