Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan chief Muammar Gaddafi. File.
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The most distinguished son of late Libyan chief Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been killed, sources near the household, his lawyer Khaled el-Zaydi and Libyan media mentioned on Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
The workplace of Libya’s lawyer normal on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) mentioned investigators and forensic docs examined the physique of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) and decided that he died from gunshot wounds.
The workplace added in an announcement that it was working to determine suspects and take the steps wanted to convey a prison case.
Whereas Saif al-Islam is well-known in the north African nation, particularly for his function in shaping coverage earlier than 2011, his public profile has receded in recent times.
In 2015, a Libyan court docket handed a dying sentence in absentia on Saif al-Islam for suppressing peaceable protests in the course of the nation’s 2011 revolution that ended his father’s rule.
He has additionally been provisionally charged by the Worldwide Legal Court docket for alleged crimes in opposition to humanity, a case his attorneys didn’t dismiss.
In 2021, Saif al-Islam registered as a presidential candidate for a December vote that finally collapsed amid a political impasse.
Printed – February 04, 2026 08:05 am IST