Muammar Gaddafi ruled as a dictator for more than four decades before he got killed in 2011. He is commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi. He is the longest serving national leader in Africa and the Arab countries.

He has his own political philosophy and has ruled according to it. He also served as Chairperson of the African Union from 2009 to 2010.

Gaddafi – Family Profile

Let us take a look at the profile of the Muammar Gaddafi and his family tree.

Muammar Parents – Mohammad Abdul Salam bin Hamed bin Mohammad and Aisha

Muammar was born in a tent near Qasr Abu Hadi, a town in the deserts of western Libya. His father Mohammad Abdul Salam bin Hamed bin Mohammad earned a meager subsistence as a goat and camel herder and mother, Aisha was a homemaker.