Massoud Abdelhafid | |
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Birth name | Massoud Abdelhafid Ahmed |
Nickname(s) | Mr. Chad |
Allegiance | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Service/ | Libyan Army |
Rank | General officer |
Battles/wars | Chadian-Libyan conflict First Libyan Civil War |
Massoud Abdelhafid (Arabic: مسعود عبد الحافظ, romanized: Masʿūd ʻAbd al-Ḥafīẓ) is a Libyan retired army general during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He held various positions in government following the 1969 coup d'etat of Muammar Gaddafi, including Commander of Military Security,[1] Governor of Fezzan[2][3] and Head of Security in Major Cities.[4] He was a key figure in Libya's relations with neighbouring Chad and Sudan.[5] Massoud Abdelhafid was a senior commander in the Libyan Army during the Chadian–Libyan conflict.[6] Known for his leadership of Libyan-backed insurrections and wars in Chad, he was referred to as "Mr. Chad".[2] He married to a sister of al-Gaddafi[7] and to a niece of Goukouni Oueddei.[8]