Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a Libyan political figure and the second son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role in his father's regime and later attempts to re-enter Libyan politics.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Libyan politician
human
political figure
academicDegree PhD in philosophy
candidacyAnnouncedFor Libyan presidential election
capturedBy Zintan militia
capturedOn 2011-11-19
charge crimes against humanity (alleged)
countryOfCitizenship Libya
dateOfBirth 1972-06-25
educatedAt Al Fateh University
Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
London School of Economics and Political Science
era early 21st century politics
late 20th century politics
familyName Gaddafi
father Muammar Gaddafi
fieldOfStudy governance
international relations
founded Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation
fullName Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi
gender male
givenName Saif al-Islam
knownFor attempts to re-enter Libyan politics after 2011
being second son of Muammar Gaddafi
prominent role in his father’s regime
public advocacy of limited political reforms in Libya before 2011
role during the 2011 Libyan Civil War
languageSpoken Arabic
English
legalStatus wanted by the International Criminal Court (as of knowledge cutoff 2024)
memberOfPoliticalFaction Gaddafi regime
mother Safia Farkash
nativeName سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي
notableWork doctoral thesis on civil society and democratization in Libya
participatedIn 2011 Libyan Civil War
placeOfBirth Libya
Tripoli
placeOfDetention Zintan
politicalActivity announced intention to run for president of Libya
positionHeld de facto heir apparent of Libya
influential figure in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
religion Islam
sentencedTo death in absentia in 2015 by a Libyan court
sideInConflict pro-Gaddafi forces
subjectOf International Criminal Court arrest warrant
trialBy court in Tripoli
workArea Libyan domestic politics
international diplomacy

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