Mutassim Gaddafi

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Mutassim Gaddafi (also al-Mutasim-Billah Muammar al-Ghaddafi , Mutassim-Billah Muamar al-Qaddafi or al-Mu'tasim-Billah Muammar al-Gaddafi ; Arabic المعتصم بالله معمر القذافي, DMG Muʿtaṣim bi-llāh al-Qaḏḏāfī ; * December 18, 1974 in Tripoli ; †  October 20, 2011 in Sirte ) was a Libyan army officer, from 2007 to 2011 head of the National Security Council and the commander of his father's life guard. He was the fourth son of Muammar al-Gaddafi and his second wife Safaja Farkash .

Life

Mutassim Gaddafi was a doctor. He received his doctorate in 1997 from Al-Fatih University in Tripoli. He completed his military training in Libya and at a military academy for tanks in Egypt . In 1998 he was promoted to first lieutenant, in 2005 he held the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 2006 he studied for a few weeks at the London School of Oriental and African Studies . In the late 1990s he fell out with his father and was accused of attempting a coup . He fled to Egypt, but was able to return to his home country in 2006 and from then on was entrusted with political and diplomatic tasks by his father. On the question of the successor to Muammar Gaddafi, Mutassim was seen as the strongest competitor of his older brother Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi .

In April 2009, he met with the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington , which was seen as the most important diplomatic exchange since the resumption of relations between the two countries. In August of the same year he received Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman in Tripoli . At the meeting he expressed a desire for military cooperation and the purchase of military material in the United States.

According to reports from the National Transitional Council , he and his father were arrested and killed in Sirte on October 20, 2011 during the Libyan civil war . He had previously commanded the defense of the city of Brega . Both bodies were displayed in a cold store and buried in a secret location.

Private

Mutassim Gaddafi was known for a lavish lifestyle and invited celebrities like Beyoncé , Mariah Carey , Jon Bon Jovi , Lindsay Lohan and Jay-Z to his parties. He was in a relationship with the Italian model Vanessa Hessler for four years .

Awards

  • 2003 Medal of Friendship (Cuba)

Web links

Commons : Mutassim Gaddafi  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d "The son (...), who was probably born in 1975, is said to have been killed on the same day as his father by troops of the National Council in Syrte." Tagesschau on October 21, 2011: A family and the end of their power. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011 ; Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  2. ^ "Born in 1977, Mutassim is Col Gaddafi's fourth son" The Telegraph on March 20, 2011: Libya: Who's who in Gaddafi's inner circle. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  3. ^ A b Süddeutsche Zeitung on October 12, 2011: Confusion about the arrest of Gaddafi's son Mutassim. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  4. ↑ “Qadhafi, Mutassim. Date of birth: 1976. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. National Security Adviser. Son of Muammar Qadhafi. Closeness of association with regime. ” United Nations Security Council, Resolution 1970, February 26, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011 .
  5. ↑ "Motassim Kadhafi, son of Muammar Kadhafi, born 1974" Swiss Federal Council: Ordinance on measures against certain people from Libya of February 21, 2011. (PDF; 514 kB) Retrieved on November 5, 2011 .
  6. ↑ "born approx. 1975" Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 2, 2011 / Presidential Documents: Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011. (PDF; 205 kB) Retrieved on November 6, 2011 (English).
  7. ↑ Die Welt on December 28, 2003: The "Schiffer" for Tripoli. Retrieved November 26, 2011 .
  8. ↑ a b "(born 1975)" Saif Al Islam . In: ORIENT . Volume 46, No. 1 , 2005, p. 6 ( online [PDF; accessed November 20, 2011]). online ( Memento from August 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ a b Welt online on October 13, 2011: Libyans were too early to enjoy arrest. Retrieved November 3, 2011 .
  10. ^ The Telegraph, March 8, 2011: Two further universities linked to Libya. Retrieved November 3, 2011 .
  11. ^ The Telegraph of January 31, 2011 with reference to the embassy cable 09TRIPOLI310 published by WikiLeaks. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
  12. ↑ US Department of State on April 21, 2009: Remarks With Libyan National Security Adviser Dr. Mutassim Qadhafi Before Their Meeting. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011 ; accessed on November 1, 2011 .
  13. ↑ The Telegraph of January 31, 2011 with reference to the embassy cable 09TRIPOLI677 published by WikiLeaks. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  14. ↑ a b International Business Times on October 13, 2011: Libya: Mutassim Gaddafi - collected or not? Archived from the original on October 18, 2011 ; Retrieved November 6, 2011 .
  15. ↑ NZZ Online on October 25, 2011: Ghadhafi buried in an unknown location. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  16. ^ The Daily Mail on October 22, 2011: A last cigarette and a swig of water, Gaddafi's son Mutassim pictured before he too died of new wounds acquired in captivity. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
  17. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung online on October 30, 2011: Dictator's son, career killer? Retrieved October 31, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Gaddafi, Mutassim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gaddafi, Moatassem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Libyan security advisor and son of Muammar al-Gaddafi
DATE OF BIRTH between 1974 and 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Tripoli
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 2011
Place of death Sirte