Upon the release of Sir Abdul Aziz Shennib in 1974 he was appointed by
Gaddafi as ambassador to Jordan. The surprising appointment was "no gesture of reconciliation with the old regime". As Sir Abdul-Aziz had been at the
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with King
Hussein of Jordan, he was strategically appointed by Gaddafi with express orders to assassinate his former classmate and close friend shortly after his arrival in Jordan. Sir Abdul Aziz accepted the appointment. However, upon Sir Shennib's arrival in
Amman, he immediately informed King Hussein of Jordan of the plot against his life, defected from the Libyan regime, announcing his refusal to carry out the assassination. Sir Abdul Aziz Shennib and his immediate family were thereafter placed under the protection of the Jordanian monarchy as recompense for his loyalty and friendship. Under the protection of King Hussein, Sir Abdul Aziz joined the
National Front for the Salvation of Libya, an expatriate Libyan opposition to Gaddafi. Later, at a press conference in Cairo, Sir Abdul Aziz Shennib revealed that Gaddafi had ordered the murder of Lebanese cleric
Musa al-Sadr, whose disappearance in August 1978 had, until his revelation, been the subject of speculation. == References ==