He is Gaddafi's second son, once the heir of the Middle East with unlimited scenery;
He studied abroad in many places to get a doctorate, but became a political tool of the West.
He was an international "humanitarian ambassador" but was criticized by his brother as the culprit of libya's civil unrest.
Saif
He is Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, from successor to prisoner, and now that he has been released, will he be arrested again in the face of Interpol charges?
In the face of the chaos in Libya, where will he go?
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Saif was born in 1972 in Tripoli, the capital of Libya.
He was the eldest son of Gaddafi and his second wife, the second of Gaddafi's eight children.
Gaddafi named him Saif, which means "sword of Islam", which is enough to show Gaddafi's expectation and importance of Saif.
Saif, the most talented of Gaddafi's children, longed for a wider world rather than limiting his horizons to the Middle East.
In order to broaden his horizons, Saif traveled to Europe, studying in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria and other places, and finally received his doctorate in London.
During his study abroad, Saif was deeply brainwashed by Western ideas, especially by the political ideas and values propagated by Western countries. He believes that Libya should turn to the West and coexist peacefully with the West.
Saif was highly accomplished in architecture and painting, and he held his own solo exhibitions in Rome and London, which were also published in British newspapers at the time.
He was also involved in the design of Libyan libraries, monuments, and sports centers.
Although Saif has already achieved some success in art, political ambitions still flow within him.
Mutahim
The conflict between Saif and his brother Mutahim over succession has grown.
Saif had superb diplomacy, but he did not have a military background and did not have much real power in his hands.
Mutahim, a former colonel officer and national security adviser, is considered by the media to be Gaddafi's most likely successor.
Mutahim is the representative of the conservatives, politically continuing Gaddafi's line and keeping a distance from the West.
Saif and Mutahim disagreed politically, and the two often fought over succession.
Saif was unhappy with his father's closeness to his brother, and he was determined to take his own political path.
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Saif's first step on the political path was the establishment of the "Gaddafi Charitable Foundation" and its chairmanship.
The foundation is mainly committed to human rights, education, environmental development, Saif after graduation to promote the Western concept of democracy and freedom, in an attempt to become a progressive democratic spokesman in Syria and the Middle East.
In order to get a head start on the issue of heirs, Saif often followed Gaddafi's example and made some decisions to win Gaddafi's favor.
Gaddafi attached great importance to Saif and deliberately cultivated him, entrusting him with important tasks such as diplomatic liaison and negotiations.
Gaddafi also listened to Saif from time to time, and Saif's pro-Western ideas gradually influenced Gaddafi.
In the beginning, Gaddafi was very resistant to the West, and even said: "Knock out the nose of the Americans".
Saif, who was incomprehensible to his father's intransigence, once said in public that he would not take his father's shift and would follow his own political path.
In 1992, the United Nations Security Council blocked Syria's oil exports, causing Syria to lose more than $30 billion in eight years, plunging Syria into an economic crisis.
Saif persuaded Gaddafi and the United States to ease relations and let Libya actively integrate into the international community to get rid of international sanctions.
Gradually persuaded by what Saif called "the changes of the 21st century," Gaddafi began to improve relations with The West, abandoning his former national insistence and embarking on a path of no return to the West.
In 2000, Saif helped France and Germany resolve the hostage-taking incident by a Philippine rebel group that made him famous.
The High Praise given to him by the Western world was also the first step for the Gaddafi authorities to signal détente.
In 2003, in order not to arouse the envy of Western countries, Gaddafi, under the persuasion of Saif, voluntarily abandoned years of nuclear technology research and development and publicly announced that he would not use large-scale weapons.
That same year, the Gaddafi Foundation, chaired by Saif, paid up to $2.7 billion in damages for the Lockerbie crash.
In 2010, after haiti struck an earthquake disaster, the Gaddafi Foundation donated hundreds of tons of relief supplies, and these "generous donations" became the straw that crushed the Libyan economy.
In order to cater to the West, Gaddafi alienated the Soviet Union, China and other allies, sent all his children to the West to study, and even stored Libyan state property in Western banks.
Saif was even more unscrupulously close to Western countries, and he was often photographed attending banquets of various Western aristocratic societies and visiting various Western celebrities.
Many Libyan officials have also secretly turned to the West, such as the former judicial secretary Jalil, who defected to the opposition, which hastened the fall of the Qaddafi government.
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In February 2011, the revolutionary flames of the Arab Spring swept across Libya, with massive anti-government demonstrations erupting across the country.
Saif's choice to suppress the protesters has increased popular discontent and sparked many bloodsheds.
The International Criminal Organization imposed sanctions on Gaddafi and his family and wanted Gaddafi and Saif.
The situation in Libya is out of control, but the Western countries have fallen into the well, using the so-called "humanitarian" as an excuse to intervene in Libya from the air, and the Libyan war has officially begun.
Libyan war
In October 2011, rebels invaded the capital, Andafi and Mutasim were shot and killed, bringing Gaddafi's history to an end.
In November, Saif was captured alive by militias and tried to offer a $2 billion price to release him, but the other side was unmoved.
Saif was subsequently imprisoned in Zintan and guarded by local militias. Abdul, chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council, announced Saif's arrest and claimed he would be tried fairly.
Photo of Saif when he was arrested
In April 2014, Saif was tried by video by a Tripoli tribunal, presided over by an ICC judge, accused of involvement in drug smuggling, abuse of power, and social unrest.
In 2015, the Pori court again tried more than thirty members of the Gaddafi group, including Saif, and the court sentenced them all to death and immediately executed them.
However, the situation in Libya is unstable, and there are two opposing governments.
The eastern government refused to recognize the government of national unity in the capital, did not agree that the verdict of the capital court was valid, and the militia forces in Zintan also opposed the government of national unity and refused to hand over Saif, which allowed Saif to escape death.
In 2014 Saif was imprisoned in Zintan
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After Saif was held by militias in Zintan for more than six years, the Libyan militia group released Saif as a result of the eastern government's announcement of an "amnesty."
Saif, who has been tortured by six years in prison, and because of the harsh environment that led to finger amputation, now finally has a chance to see the light of day.
Some were looking forward to Saif's release, hoping that he would bring hope to Libya; some wanted to kill him and prevent the comeback of the Qaddafi regime.
However, despite escaping from prison, Saif still did not escape the pursuit.
Back in 2011, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Saif for crimes against humanity while suppressing civil unrest in Libya.
Prosecutor Bansuda called on Libya to hand over Saif for an international trial.
Faced with multiple threats, Saif's whereabouts are extremely secretive and no one knows.
There has been speculation that there are three places where Saif may be hiding:
The first is the eastern Libyan port city of Turug, where Saif's uncle lived.
The second is the southern city of Sabha, home to armed groups of tribes that have long been Gaddafi's allies.
There is also The Benivari in the northeast, which was also the hiding place of the Gaddafi family.
Map of Libya
Many forces have repeatedly rumored that Saif has died, and just recently, Saif has appeared in front of the public again.
He has not given up on his political ambitions and wants to return to politics again with the 2021 Libyan election.
And his appearance is also a call on supporters who once supported Gaddafi. After six years of darkness, Saif finally saw the face of the Western countries.
He no longer insists on diplomacy with the United States and bluntly says that the West is the culprit behind Libya's decade of turmoil.
In public, Saif portrayed himself as a child who had been away from home for too long and was finally able to return home.
And what role will Saif, who has regained his freedom, play in the chaos in Libya?
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Libya, once The Richest Country in Africa, is now occupied by two rival governments, tribal armed groups and terrorist groups that have taken advantage of the situation.
If Qaddafi had not betrayed his faith, betrayed his former allies, and fought against the West for more than a decade in Libya, how could he have ended up where he is today?
Gaddafi's third son, Saadi, has publicly stated on television that Saif should be responsible for the outbreak of the revolution, and what he has done to lead the Qaddafi Foundation has led to long-standing resentment among the people.
However, the Gaddafi Foundation has also made many achievements, such as helping poor countries in Africa and fighting terrorist organizations in the Middle East.
Saif, who had led Gaddafi to self-betrayal and was brainwashed by Western countries, paid the price, from heir to prisoner of the militia.
Gaddafi and Saif
Can Saif, who now sees the true face of the West, regroup, integrate Libya's separatist forces and various tribal tribes, and become Libya's liberator?
Facts have proved to be a foolish idea to blindly curry favor with and accommodate the West, thinking that as long as they compromise, they can become friends of the Western countries.
Gaddafi proved this with his own demise, but it was too late, and Saif, who was difficult not to die, still had a long way to go.