Abdelhakim Belhaj

Abdelhakim Belhaj
Born (1966-05-01) 1 May 1966 (age 58)[1]
Souq al Jum'aa, Tripoli, Libya
Allegiance Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (1995–2000s[vague][clarification needed])
Libya National Transitional Council (2011–2012)
Service / branchLibya National Liberation Army
CommandsLeader of the al-Watan Party and former head of Tripoli Military Council
Battles / warsAfghan Civil War
Libyan Civil War
Spouse(s)Fatima Boudchar

Abdelhakim Belhaj (or Belhadj; Arabic: عبد الحكيم بلحاج, nom de guerre: Abu Abdallah Assadaq)[2] (born 1 May 1966) is a Libyan politician and military leader. He is the leader of the Islamist al-Watan Party and former head of the Tripoli Military Council.[3] He was the emir of the defunct Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, an anti-Gaddafi guerrilla group.[4][5]

As of June 2017, following the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis, Belhadj was placed on a terrorist watchlist on suspicion of terrorism-related activities with Qatari support, with Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Libya's Tobruk government among those supporting this claim.

  1. ^ Jean-Pierre Perrin (29 August 2011). "Abdelhakim Belhaj ou le retour d'Al-Qaida". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011. – Translated as "Top Libyan Rebel Leader Has Deep Al Qaeda Ties". Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Libya to free 170 Islamist prisoners -charity". Reuters. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
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  5. ^ Libya's election The right direction, Economist