Ko je bio Saif el Islam, ubijeni sin Muamera Gadafija? Od reformatora do arhitekte brutalne represije

February 3, 2026

TL;DR

Saif el Islam Gaddafi was the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
He was educated at the London School of Economics and spoke fluent English.
He was perceived by the West as a modern face of his father's regime and played a role in diplomatic negotiations, including Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and compensation for the Lockerbie bombing victims.
During the 2011 Libyan uprising, he abandoned reformist rhetoric and supported his father's regime, becoming a key figure in suppressing protests.
He was captured after the fall of Tripoli and sentenced to death in absentia in 2015 for war crimes.
He was released in 2017 under a controversial amnesty law and lived reclusively.
In 2021, he returned to politics by submitting a candidacy for the presidential elections, which caused divisions and legal chaos, contributing to the elections' cancellation.
Details of his death are unclear, with family members confirming his killing and Libyan authorities remaining silent.

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