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Saif al-Arab Gaddafi

1982 - 2011

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Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (Arabic: سيف العرب القذافي, romanized: Saifu l-ʿArab al-Qaḏḏāfī, lit. 'Sword of the Arabs; of the Gaddafa'; 1982 – 30 April 2011) was the sixth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. From around 2006 to 2010, Saif al-Arab spent much of his time in Munich. On 30 April 2011, the Libyan government reported that Saif al-Arab and three of his young nieces and nephews were killed by a NATO airstrike, which was later revealed to be French, on his house during the Libyan Civil War. During the beginning of the uprising, Saif al-Arab was put in charge of military forces by his father in order to put down protests in Benghazi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Saif al-Arab Gaddafi is the 18,830th most popular politician (down from 18,257th in 2024), the 74th most popular biography from Libya (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Libyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi ranks 18,830 out of 19,576. Before him are Kira Rudik, Raman Singh, Chris Smith, Alcee Hastings, Douglas Wilder, and Mariya Kiselyova. After him are Matt Mead, Ram Sahaya Yadav, Korneliya Ninova, Harris Wofford, Nadezhda Neynsky, and Catherine Cortez Masto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi ranks 572. Before him are Cristian Daniel Ledesma, Marco Wölfli, Richarlyson, Dario Knežević, Susan Francia, and Rory Sutherland. After him are Ali Wong, Amer Shafi, Krisztián Pars, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Farid Mansurov, and Hideaki Takizawa. Among people deceased in 2011, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi ranks 519. Before him are Jimmy Adamson, Karel Rachůnek, Sexy Cora, Cynthia Myers, Masanori Sanada, and Mark Hatfield. After him are Andy Rooney, Googie Withers, Heavy D, Claudia Heill, Mario Miranda, and Eddie Turnbull.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi ranks 74 out of 76. Before him are Abu Anas al-Libi (1964), Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (1952), Fathi Bashagha (1962), Don Coscarelli (1954), Khamis Gaddafi (1983), and Abdelhakim Belhaj (1966). After him are Al-Musrati (1996), Ahmed Maiteeq (1972), Mohammed Nabbous (1983), Ahmed Saad Osman (1979), Mohammed Assaf (1990), and Moussa Ibrahim (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Libya

Among politicians born in Libya, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi ranks 45. Before him are Muhammad Osman Said (1924), Abdul Hafiz Ghoga (1957), Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (1952), Fathi Bashagha (1962), Khamis Gaddafi (1983), and Abdelhakim Belhaj (1966). After him are Ahmed Maiteeq (1972), and Moussa Ibrahim (1974).

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