Idris,
GBE , also known as "
King Idris I of Libya" (born El
Sayyid Prince Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi; 12 March 1889 – 25 May 1983), was the first and only King of
Libya, reigning from 1951 to 1969, and the chief of the
Senussi Muslim order. While in
Turkey for medical treatment, Idris was deposed in a
1969 coup d'etat by army officers led by
Muammar Gaddafi.