Firjan

The Firjan is an Arab Murabtin tribe in Libya. They live across northern Libya, with large populations in the Sirte, Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Murqub districts. The nisbah of tribe is al-Firjani.

Libyan civil war

While many Firjani joined the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi the status of others such as those in Sirte is uncertain. Khalifa Haftar, the current commander of the Libyan [National Army] is Firjani. His brother is the chief of the Firjan community in Benghazi.