Libyan economist, diplomat, and Civil War political figure. He was arrested in 2011 by the International Criminal Court for allegedly torturing and murdering Libyan citizens.
After studying engineering at Al Fateh University, he earned a business degree from IMADEC University in Vienna, Austria, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.
He established the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, which came to the aid of hostages and became involved in a trial against Bulgarian medical professionals accused of infecting their child patients with the HIV virus.
He was born in Libya to Safia Farkash and Libyan ruler and revolutionary
His one-time lover, Israeli television actress Orly Weinerman, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help clear Gaddafi of criminal charges.