Kharoubi was born in Matred, near
Surman. He was classmates with Gaddafi and
Abdessalam Jalloud while they attended school in
Sabha in 1961. They later attended the
Benghazi Military University Academy together. He served as deputy chief of staff under chief of staff
Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr. He later served as head of military intelligence and Gaddafi's envoy to Arab countries until the 1990s. Starting in the 1990s, Kharoubi was increasingly sidelined in the
Gaddafi regime. No charges were filed against him. == References ==