Muhammad Gaddafi

Not to be confused with Muammar Gaddafi.
Muhammad Gaddafi
محمد القذافي
Born (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970 (age 54)
Tripoli, Libyan Arab Republic
Parent(s)Muammar Gaddafi (father)
Fathia Nuri (mother)
RelativesSafia Farkash (step-mother)
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (half-brother)
Al-Saadi Gaddafi (half-brother)
Hannibal Gaddafi (half-brother)
Ayesha Gaddafi (half-sister)
Mutassim Gaddafi (half-brother)
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (half-brother)
Khamis Gaddafi (half-brother)

Muhammad Muammar Gaddafi (Arabic: محمد معمر القذافي; born 15 March 1970) is the eldest son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. While he was regarded as a possible successor to his father as ruler of Libya, he was reportedly uninterested in the role.[1] In 2005, Muhammad was involved in an armed standoff with his half-brother Mutassim over the control of a Coca-Cola bottling plant.[2]

He was also the chairman of the General Posts and Telecommunications Company which owned and operated cell phone and satellite services in Libya and the temporary head of the Libyan Football Federation at the time.[3] The company is the exclusive internet provider in Libya, and immediately after the beginning of protests against the Gaddafi government in February 2011 which led to the Libyan Civil War, it cut internet links between Libya and the rest of the world.[4]

  1. ^ Verini, James (22 May 2011). "The Good Bad Son". New York Magazine. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ Lichtblau, Eric; Rohde, David; Risen, James (2011-03-24). "Shady Dealings Helped Qaddafi Build Fortune and Regime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Libya Planning to Privatize Phone Networks". Cellular News. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Libya and Bahrain protests – Saturday 19 February". The Guardian. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.