Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by By SAMY MAGDYFebruary 4, 2026 at 08:53 AM

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Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's former dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in Zintan, Libya, according to Libyan officials. The 53-year-old was reportedly shot to death, according to the chief prosecutor's office, but details surrounding the killing remain unclear. His death was confirmed by his lawyer and a representative in the U.N.-brokered political dialogue. Gadhafi's political team stated that masked men stormed his house and assassinated him. Seif al-Islam, born in 1972, was once seen as a potential successor to his father and a reformist figure within the Gadhafi regime, which was overthrown in 2011.

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