Saddam Haftar

Saddam Haftar
Haftar in 2024
Native name
صدام حفتر
Born1991 (age 32–33)
Benghazi, Libya
AllegianceLibya State of Libya (House of Representatives)
Years of service2016–present
RankBrigadier General
Commands106th Brigade
Tariq Ben Zeyad Brigade
Battles / wars

Saddam Haftar (Arabic: صدام حفتر; born 1991) is a Libyan military officer and politician, and the son of Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar. He is the commander of the Tariq Ben Zeyad Brigade[1] and holds several other high positions in his father's Libyan National Arab Army. He frequently travels abroad to make diplomatic visits to Arab and foreign countries[2] and has been seen as the likely successor to his father.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ العربي, محمد (11 November 2022). "صدام حفتر.. نجل الجنرال الليبي الذي يطمح إلى خلافة القذافي". Al Jazeera (in Arabic).
  3. ^ "Russian media: Haftar may transfer his powers to his son Saddam | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. ^ El Hasse, Khalil (21 October 2021). "Will Haftar's Heir Be an Ally of the Russians or the Americans?". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.