Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (Arabic: عبد الحميد البكوش) (10 August 1933 – 4 December 2007)[citation needed] was Prime Minister of Libya from 25 October 1967 to 4 September 1968.

After the proclamation of the Jamahiriya by Gaddafi, he went into exile to Egypt and became one of the leaders of the opposition to the Libyan government.

He also held the office of Minister of Justice thrice between January 1964 and September 1968.

[1] In 1968, during his term in office, Libya created, with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), in order to coordinate production, refining, transport, and commercialization of oil between the three countries.

[3] Following the arrival of a suspected Libyan hit squad in Cairo, Egyptian officials faked his assassination on November 12, 1984, publishing staged photos in the press to get Libya to announce the assassination a success.