Khamis Gaddafi 1983 – 2011

Biography

Khamis Gaddafi was born on May 27, 1983, in Tripoli, Libya, as the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. His life was shaped by his position within one of the Middle East’s most prominent political families during a period of significant regional change and international attention.

His formative years were spent within Libya’s centers of power, during a time when the nation was undergoing substantial political and social developments. As a member of the Gaddafi family, Khamis was closely connected to the events and circumstances that defined Libya during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Khamis Gaddafi died on August 29, 2011, in Tarhuna, Libya, during a tumultuous period in the nation’s history. His death marked the end of a life lived at the intersection of family legacy and national upheaval. Though his time was relatively brief, spanning nearly twenty-eight years, his life remains part of Libya’s complex modern historical record.