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|fullname = Saif al-Islam Gaddafi | |fullname = Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi | ||
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|origin = Tripoli, Libya | |origin = Tripoli, Libya | ||
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|goals = Regain control of Libya on his father's behalf (failed)<br>Defeat rebel forces (failed)<br>Avenge his father (ongoing)<br>Avoid being prosecuted by the ICC (ongoing) | |goals = Regain control of Libya on his father's behalf (failed)<br>Defeat rebel forces (failed)<br>Avenge his father (ongoing)<br>Avoid being prosecuted by the ICC (ongoing) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[Torture]] | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[Torture]] | ||
|hobby = }}{{Quote|I am in Libya, I am alive and free and willing to fight to the end and take revenge.|Saif al-Islam Gaddafi}}'''Saif al-Islam Gaddafi''' (Arabic: سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure. He is the second son of the former Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]] and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a part of his father's inner circle, performing public relations and diplomatic roles on his behalf. He publicly turned down his father's offer of the country's second highest post and held no official government position. | |hobby = }}{{Quote|I am in Libya, I am alive and free and willing to fight to the end and take revenge.|Saif al-Islam Gaddafi}}'''Saif al-Islam Gaddafi''' (Arabic: سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure. He is the second son of the former Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]] and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a part of his father's inner circle, performing public relations and diplomatic roles on his behalf. He publicly turned down his father's offer of the country's second highest post and held no official government position. In 2021, he ran for President of Libya in a widely condemned election. | ||
==Biography== | |||
According to American State Department officials in Tripoli, during his father's reign, he was the second most widely recognized person in Libya, being at times the ''de facto'' Prime Minister, and was mentioned as a possible successor, though he rejected this. | |||
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi graduated with a bachelor of science degree in engineering science from Tripoli's Al Fateh University in 1994. However, there is another report stating that he is an architect. He earned an MBA from Vienna's Imadec business school in 2000. | |||
His paintings made up the bulk of the international Libyan art exhibit, "The Desert is Not Silent" (2002–2005), a show which was supported by a host of international corporations with direct ties to his father's government, among them the ABB Group and Siemens. | |||
Gaddafi was awarded a PhD degree in 2008 from the London School of Economics, where he attended amid a series of contacts between the school and the Libyan political establishment. He presented a thesis on "The role of civil society in the democratisation of global governance institutions: from 'soft power' to collective decision-making?" Examined by Meghnad Desai (London School of Economics) and Anthony McGrew (University of Southampton), among the LSE academics acknowledged in the thesis as directly assisting with it were Nancy Cartwright, David Held and Alex Voorhoeve (the son of former Dutch minister Joris Voorhoeve). Professor Joseph Nye of Harvard University is also thanked for having read portions of the manuscript and providing advice and direction. Furthermore, allegations abound that Saif's thesis was in many parts ghost-written by consultants from Monitor Group, which earned $3 million per year in fees from Muammar Gaddafi. | |||
Speaking in Sabha on 20 August 2008, Gaddafi said that he would no longer involve himself in state affairs. He noted that he had previously "intervene[d] due to the absence of institutions", but said that he would no longer do so. He dismissed any potential suggestion that this decision was due to disagreement with his father, saying that they were on good terms. He also called for political reforms within the context of the Jamahiriya system and rejected the notion that he could succeed his father, saying that "this is not a farm to inherit". | |||
An arrest warrant was issued for him on 27 June 2011 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges of [[crimes against humanity]] against the Libyan people, for killing and persecuting civilians, under Articles 7(1)(a) and 7(1)(h) of the Rome statute. He denied the charges. As of 2011, Gaddafi had strong public support from many portions of the Libyan society, as many viewed him as a reformer and a pacifist, contrary to how Western media portrayed him during the revolution. | An arrest warrant was issued for him on 27 June 2011 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges of [[crimes against humanity]] against the Libyan people, for killing and persecuting civilians, under Articles 7(1)(a) and 7(1)(h) of the Rome statute. He denied the charges. As of 2011, Gaddafi had strong public support from many portions of the Libyan society, as many viewed him as a reformer and a pacifist, contrary to how Western media portrayed him during the revolution. | ||
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