The leaders of the revolutionary sector were not subject to election, since they owed their offices to their roles in the 1969 coup, officially described during Gaddafi's time as "the revolution."

[6] It was reported on 7 June 2011 that Jabr was executed by the government for refusing to carry out orders to kill protesters.

[7] On 13 June, Libyan state television showed footage of him for the first time, in what they claim was him greeting soldiers at the frontline in the oil town of Brega.

[8] On 2 August, The Washington Post wrote that Gaddafi's defense minister, Jabr, had announced on Libyan state television that members of the army who defected to join the rebels and returned to the government would be protected by a general pardon.

After the convoy was attacked by NATO aircraft he sought shelter from shrapnel in drain pipes with Gaddafi.