Saif al-Arab Gaddafi
| Saif al-Arab Gaddafi سيف العرب القذافي | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 7, 1982 | 
| Died | April 30, 2011 (aged 28)(killed in action) Tripoli, Libya | 
| Resting place | Al-Hani Cemetery, Tripoli, Libya | 
| Parent(s) | Muammar Gaddafi (father) Safia Farkash (mother) | 
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (Arabic: سيف العرب القذافي, lit. Sword of the Arabs; of the Gaddafa; 1982 – 30 April 2011) was the sixth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. From around 2006 to 2010, Saif al-Arab spent much of his time in Munich. On 30 April 2011, the Libyan government reported that Saif al-Arab and three of his young nieces and nephews were killed by a NATO airstrike on his house during the Libyan Civil War. During the beginning of the uprising, Saif al-Arab was put in charge of military forces by his father in order to put down protests in Benghazi. Saif al-Arab was viewed as the most low-profile of Gaddafi's eight children.