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Sayyid Gaddaf al-Dam

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Sayyid Gaddaf al-Dam
Born1948 (1948)
Sirte, Libya
Died16 March 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 74–75)
Cairo, Egypt

Sayyid Mohammed Gaddaf al-Dam (1948 – 16 March 2023) was a Libyan brigadier general and a cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He was born in Sirte in 1948.[1] He was one of the Free Officers who participated in the 1969 Libyan coup d'état that brought his cousin Muammar Gaddafi to power.[2] In 1984, he was described as a "shadowy but key figure" and the second most powerful man in Libya according to US intelligence.[3] He was accused of being involved in extrajudicial assassinations of Gaddafi's opponents in Europe as well as arms procurement.[1][3] In March 1984, Gaddaf al-Dam was injured by a car bomb and may have become disabled. Foreign Minister Ali Treki dismissed the car bomb allegation and claimed that Gaddaf al-Dam had merely been injured in a car accident.[3]

Gaddaf al-Dam was placed under sanctions due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 on 26 February 2011.[4] He was captured in the Battle of Sirte in October 2011.[2][5] He was acquitted by a court in Misrata of "exploiting state armed forces for political aims" in September 2015 and all other charges against him were dropped.[5]

Allegedly ill with cancer, Gaddaf al-Dam was stretched onto a private plane and flown to La Braq Airport en route to Egypt two weeks after his release.[6] In 2017, he played a role in securing the release of a number of Gaddafi-era figures and announced his support for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to represent Gaddafi loyalists in national reconciliation efforts.[2] He died in Cairo, Egypt on 16 March 2023.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sayyid Mohammed QADHAF AL-DAM". OpenSanctions.org. 25 February 1948. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Refaat, Taarek. "Gaddafi's Cousin "Sayyid Qaddaf al-Dam" Dies in Cairo". Sada Elbalad. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Woodward, Bob (29 April 1984). "Qaddafi's Authority Said to Be Weakening". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "SAYYID MOHAMMED QADHAF AL-DAM | United Nations Security Council". www.un.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Gaddafi's cousin acquitted | The Libya Observer". The Libya Observer. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Cousins, Michel (28 September 2015). "Said Qaddaf Al-Dam flown to Labraq". LibyaHerald. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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