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Muammar Gaddafi

1942 - 2011

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His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 136 in 2024). Muammar Gaddafi is the 118th most popular politician (down from 56th in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Libya and the most popular Libyan Politician.

Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for more than 40 years. He was overthrown and killed in 2011 during the Libyan Civil War.

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In the chaotic heart of Libya, the shadow of Muammar Gaddafi, the slain dictator who ruled for over four decades, has resurfaced with brutal force. His prominent son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi—the British-educated heir apparent once tipped as Libya's next leader—has been killed by gunmen in his home, sparking outrage and investigations. Libyan prosecutors swiftly launched a probe into the Tuesday assassination of the politically ambitious figure, who harbored dreams of reclaiming power amid the country's fractured post-revolution landscape. This shocking hit on Gaddafi's most enduring legacy has ignited social media frenzy, thrusting the Gaddafi name back into global headlines and fueling debates over Libya's endless turmoil.

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  1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/3/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-son-of-former-leader-killed-in-libya
  2. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gaddafi-british-educated-son-killed-213508278.html
  3. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/seif-al-islam-gadhafi-son-041531217.html
  4. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/libya-saif-al-islam-gaddafi-222327573.html
  5. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-son-194724463.html
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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 118 out of 19,576. Before him are Selim II, Frederick the Great, Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, and Nikita Khrushchev. After him are Harald V of Norway, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, Basil II, Brutus the Younger, and Nicolae Ceaușescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, and Joe Biden. After him are Martin Scorsese, Aretha Franklin, Amitabh Bachchan, Eusébio, Hu Jintao, Calvin Klein, Ratko Mladić, and Paul McCartney. Among people deceased in 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 3. Before him are Steve Jobs, and Kim Jong-il. After him are Wangari Maathai, Václav Havel, Elizabeth Taylor, Osama bin Laden, Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, Peter Falk, and Burhanuddin Rabbani.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276). After him are Mark the Evangelist (10), Septimius Severus (145), Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Pope Victor I (100), Omar Mukhtar (1858), and Idris of Libya (1889).

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Among Politicians In Libya

Among politicians born in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi ranks 1. After him are Septimius Severus (145), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Idris of Libya (1889), Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952), Aguila Saleh Issa (1944), Mahmoud Jibril (1952), Fayez al-Sarraj (1960), Ali Zeidan (1950), Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110), and Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150).

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