The Gaddafi Family
Libya's longtime revolutionary leader and the son long seen as his heir apparent before the 2011 revolution toppled the regime.
Muammar Gaddafi
Politician · b. 1942–2011
Revolutionary army officer who seized power in a 1969 coup and ruled Libya for 42 years under his own idiosyncratic political system.
Notable Works
- Leader of Libya (1969-2011)
- The Green Book
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Politician · b. 1972
Muammar's son, long seen as his likely successor and de facto second-in-command before the 2011 revolution that toppled the regime.
Notable Works
- Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation