page_title: Kingdom of Libya
section_title: King
hierarchical_section_title: Kingdom of Libya / Government / King
caption_attribution_description: English: Exterior of the Royal Palace of Tripoli, Libya designed by Italian colonial architect Meraviglia-Mantegazza (1924-1931).
context_page_description: The Kingdom of Libya, called the United Kingdom of Libya until 1963, came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris and established the Libyan Arab Republic.
context_section_description: The King was defined by the constitution as the supreme head of state. Before he is able to assume constitutional powers the King would need to take an oath before a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives. All laws passed by parliament needed to be sanctioned and promulgated by the king. It was also the king's responsibility to open and close the sessions of Parliament, it is also his responsibility to dissolve the House of Representatives in line with the constitution. The king was head of the kingdom's armed forces.
caption: Royal Palace of Tripoli.
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