Mutassim Gaddafi

Mutassim Gaddafi (also Mutasim - Billah Gaddafi, Mutassim al - Qadhafi or Al- Mu'tasim - Billah al - Gaddafi, Arab معتصم بٱلله ٱلقذافي, DMG Mu ʿ tasim bi- llāh al - Qadhafi; * between 1974 and 1977 in Tripoli, † October 20, 2011 in Sirte ) was a Libyan Army officer, 2007-2011 chief of the national Security Council and the commander of the bodyguard of his father. He was the fourth son of Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safaja Farkash.

Life

Mutassim Gaddafi was a doctor. He received his doctorate in 1997 at the Al -Fateh University in Tripoli. He completed his military training in Libya and at a military academy for tanks in Egypt. In 1998 he was promoted to lieutenant, 2005, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel held. In 2006 he studied for a few weeks at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. In the late 1990s, he fell out with his father, he was accused of a coup attempt. He fled to Egypt, but was able to return to his homeland in 2006 and was entrusted by his father from now on by political and diplomatic tasks. On the issue of succession Muammar Gaddafi Mutassim was regarded as the strongest competitor of his older brother Saif al -Islam al - Gaddafi.

In April 2009, he met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which was rated as the most important diplomatic exchanges since the resumption of relations between the two countries. In August of the same year he received in Tripoli Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman. He said during the meeting the desire for military cooperation and the shopping military material in the United States.

According to communications from the National Transitional Council, he was arrested and killed during the Libyan civil war 20 October 2011 as well as his father in Sirte. Previously, he had commanded the defense of the town of Brega. Both bodies were displayed in a store and were buried at a secret location.

Private

Mutassim Gaddafi was known for a lavish lifestyle and invited celebrities such as Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Lindsay Lohan and Jay -Z to his parties. He spent four years in a relationship with model Vanessa Hessler photo the Italian.