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Khalifa Haftar

1943 - Today

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Khalifa Haftar (Arabic: خليفة حفتر, romanized: Ḵalīfa Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan-American politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). In 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives. He has been the de facto ruler of the eastern part of Libya since 2017, governing the region as a military dictatorship under the LNA. Haftar was born in Ajdabiya. He served in the Libyan Army under Muammar Gaddafi, and took part in the coup that brought Gaddafi to power in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khalifa Haftar is the 169th most popular military personnel (up from 180th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Libya (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Military Personnel.

Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan military officer who is most famous for his role in the Libyan Civil War. He is the commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army and has been fighting against the forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Khalifa Haftar ranks 169 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander Selkirk, Robert Peary, Draža Mihailović, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, William Stuart-Houston, and Hans Krebs. After him are Antipater, George Armstrong Custer, Anton Denikin, Louis, Grand Condé, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, and Semyon Budyonny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Khalifa Haftar ranks 32. Before him are Christopher Walken, Salvatore Adamo, Joseph Stiglitz, Horst Köhler, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Jean-Jacques Annaud. After him are Louise Glück, Raffaella Carrà, Howard Gardner, John Kerry, Carlos Alberto Parreira, and Denis Sassou Nguesso.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Khalifa Haftar ranks 13 out of 76. Before him are Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Pope Victor I (100), Omar Mukhtar (1858), and Idris of Libya (1889). After him are Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), and Lorenzo Bandini (1935).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Libya

Among military personnels born in Libya, Khalifa Haftar ranks 1. After him are Abdul Fatah Younis (1944), and Abu Anas al-Libi (1964).

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