Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Afriqi

Muhammad Tariq Abd al-Qadir al-Tarabulsi al-Afriqi (Arabic: محمد طارق عبد القادر الطرابلسي الإفريقي) was a Libyan military officer who served as a commander in the Ottoman Army and later he became the first Chief of War Staff of King Abd al-Aziz al-Saud's army, with the rank of brigadier general, and in addition he participated in the Arab-Israeli War. Tariq al-Afriqi possessed extensive military culture and experience and was fluent in Arabic, Turkish, German, French and Hausa. Known for his commitment to Arab nationalism, he was nicknamed Al-Namir al-Aswad (The Black Tiger) because of his ethnic origin.