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Mohamed Uthman ( not Osman ) Assaid ( or Assed ) libyan prime minister 1960 to 1963 Born in Fezzan Libya in 1922 Opposed French occupation of Fezzan and called for the independence of Libya and its unification under the crown of Idris Asunussi. He was subsequently imprisoned by the French occupation forces. After UN resolution establishing the independence of Libya he was chosen a member of the constituent assembly drafting the first constitution of independent Libya. he was nominated minister of health in the first government in the United Kingdom Of Libya. He continued to serve in this post until nominated by king Idris as prime minister after the parliamentary no confidence vote against his predecessor ( Abdel Majid Kabbar ). PM Assaid priorty was to breach the gulf between government and the people, reforming the administration and making it more accountable and efficient , and limit the interference of the palace officials in government affairs. He realised the federal composition of the state made it extremely difficult for reform, so after securing the king's approval he embarked on constitutional process to change the system of government into a unitary one instead of the federal system in place. By March 1963 the transformation was complete but before the formal proclamation and announcement of this major change he resigned. A year later the King gave a state reception in which he bestowed on PM Assaid a medal of the highest order for his services to his country. Mohamed Uthman Assaid returned to his parliament seat and was henceforth the leader of the opposition. the military coup d'etat happened while he was out of Libya. He never returned and lived with his family in exile in Morocco where he became the symbol of opposition to the regime of Gaddafi. He was instrumental in the formation of formal opposition groupings to the military dictatorship of Libya. He left his memoirs which have been widely sought by Libyans and were a success for the publishers ( asharq al-awsat daily) ; Mohamed Uthman Assaid passed away in 31/12/2007 before witnessing the downfall of gaddafi which he worked for and laid the ground for the events that took place.