In 2011, Gaddafi was the commander of Libya's Special Forces and participated in the Libyan Civil War.
23 Facts About Al-Saadi Gaddafi
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi was a central figure in the SNC-Lavalin scandal in Canada.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi was released in September 2021 and left for Turkey.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi is known for his participation in Libyan football, which was arranged in his favor.
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On 6 June 2000, the BBC reported that Al-Saadi Gaddafi had signed with Maltese champions Birkirkara FC and would play for them in the Champions League.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi made only one substitute appearance against Juventus for Perugia before failing a drug test, due to presence in his system of the illegal substance Nandrolone.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi was captain of the Libya national football team, captain of his home club in Tripoli, and president of the Libyan Football Federation.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi promised religious tolerance with both "synagogues and churches" and no discrimination in this new metropolis.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi used to take great interest in the affairs of many of Libya's other business interests like Tamoil, the oil refining and marketing company owned by the Libyan government, before the overthrow of the regime.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi is married to the daughter of al-Khweildi al-Hmeidi, a Libyan military commander who was involved in the 1969 Libyan coup d'etat that brought Al-Saadi Gaddafi to power.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi's bisexuality had partly prompted the arrangement of his marriage to the commander's daughter, the cable said.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi stated that he was looking for a lawyer to fight the travel ban against him levied by UN Security Council Resolution 1970.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi confirmed that he had been at the barracks but denied giving orders to fire on protesters.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi was reportedly the driving force behind a change in fighting tactics of the government's forces.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi claimed a position of neutrality in the conflict and offered to mediate.
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On 11 September 2011, Al-Saadi Gaddafi fled to Niger with the help of his Australian bodyguard, Gary Peters, and was allowed entrance on humanitarian grounds.
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Brigi Rafini, the Prime minister of Niger said he would not allow Al-Saadi Gaddafi to be extradited.
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On 5 March 2014, Libya announced that Al-Saadi Gaddafi had been extradited by Niger and was in Tripoli.
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Later that month, Al-Saadi Gaddafi gave an apology to the Libyan people from a Tripoli prison which was broadcast on Libyan state TV.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi apologized for "all the harm I've caused and for disturbing the security and stability of Libya" and called for "those who carry weapons to hand over their weapons".
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi said he was being treated well in prison.
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In early August 2015, a video surfaced that appeared to show a blindfolded Al-Saadi Gaddafi being forced to listen to other men allegedly being tortured in the next room.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi was however fined 500 Libyan dinars and a suspended one-year prison term for drinking and possessing alcohol.