Who was Libya’s Saif al-Islam Gaddafi?

Al JazeeraEN 4 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffFebruary 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been killed in Zintan, western Libya. He was 53 years old. Saif al-Islam was considered a potential successor to his father and faced allegations of war crimes during the 2011 uprising. He was captured in 2011 and held in prison until 2017, after which he remained in Zintan. Figures close to him have confirmed his death, though the circumstances remain unclear. The International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant for him in 2011.

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Sirte 30% Mutassim Gaddafi 30% Khaled el-Zaydi 40% Abdullah Othman 40% Arab Spring 40% International Criminal Court (ICC) ×250% UN ×250% NATO ×250% Zintan ×260% Muammar Gaddafi ×480% Libya ×790% Saif al-Islam Gaddafi ×7100%

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saif al-islam gaddafi 100% libya 90% muammar gaddafi 80% death 70% 2011 uprising 60% civil war 60% international criminal court 50% war crimes 50% nato 40% zintan 40%

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Libya

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