Colonel Gaddafi's son and one-time heir is shot dead by assassins in his garden: London-educated Saif al-Islam escaped the noose after his father's bloodthirsty regime fell - then tried to run for Lib
Following the assassination of his father, Muammar Gaddafi, in 2011, Saif al-Islam was seen as the most powerful figure in the oil-rich North African country. Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been murdered in Libya. After rebels took over Tripoli, Saif al-Islam fled to neighbouring Niger dressed as a Bedouin tribesman. Saif al-Islam was helped in prison, and in 2015 sentenced to death for war crimes by a Tripoli court. Saif Al-Islam then travelled to the southern city of Sabha in 2021 to file his candidacy for the presidential elections.
Source: Daily Mail February 04, 2026 19:20 UTC
