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The Libyan Power and Social Network: Qadhafi, Family, Friends, Tribes and Business Partners (Copyright Issandr El Amrani THE LIBYAN POWER AND SOCIAL NETWORK: QADHAFI, FAMILY, FRIENDS, TRIBES AND BUSINESS PARTNERS (COPYRIGHT ISSANDR EL AMRANI / WWW.ARABIST.NET) Musa Kusa Foreign Minister, former External Services Org (Intel) chief OLD GUARD ✩ TECHNOCRATS ✩ FAMILY Mustapha Kharrub Revolutionary Committee member al-Hweildi al-Hmeidi Revolutionary Committee member Libyana Omar Suleiman Telecommunication Committee Hussein Salem, property deals, etc Hosni Mubarak Muhammad Qadhafi Eldest son and the only child of Gaddafi's Al Madar al Jadid first wife Fathia Khaled. Property portfolio Egypt Ahmed Qadhaf ad-Dam Libyan Olympic Committee 40% of Libyan Beverage Company Cousin, security and Fayoum Bedouins intelligence advisor DEFECTED? London School of Economics and Political Gaddafi International Charity and Development Science Foundation Minister of Defense Abu Bakr al-Yunis A brigadier general and de facto chairman of the Abdulhakim el-Ghami joint chiefs of staff Saif al-Islam, second son and first child of his second wife Safia Farkash. Long presumed heir-apparent. (Key fixer for Seif, Munich-based) Abdessalam Jalloud Former prime minister, aide Abdullah Sanussi al Megrahi Married to a sister of Gaddafi's wife, said to be behind 1970s and 1980s terrorist acts and attempt on Saudi King Abdullah's life Juventus (Through LAFICO) Italian League Colonel Gaddafi's third son, Al-Saadi, is known for his Perugina FC love of football. The WikiLeaks diplomatic cables claimed (former player) Abuzeid Dorda that Al-Saadi was briefly an officer in a Special Forces unit Di r e cto r o f Exte r nal Se r vi ce s and heads a military battalion; he has a turbulent past, Organization (Intelligence), former PM, including clashes with police in Italy. Marrie to the daughter National Football Association Al Ahli FC f o r me r ch ai r o f H o u s i n g an d of prominent regime figure al-Khweildi al-Hmeidi Masamir Infrastructure Board Libyan town of Zuwara into an Export Free Trade Zone Livingstone Group Monitor Group Abdiyat Mujraba Strategic consulting Provided consulting, PR services, arranged meeting Owns the film production company World Navigator with Hillary Clinton Entertainment Misurata Magarha Major Tribes REBEL LOYAL National Security Council Members: Zawiya Qadhadhfa Shukhri Ghanem PM al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi (chairman); Chairman of National National Security Adviser Mutassim al- Oil Company Qadhafi; Foreign Minister Musa Kusa; Awaqir Warfalla Minister of Public Security (MinInterior- equivalent) Rajib Saleh; Minister of Economy and Trade Essawi; Minister of Finance Kawar Muhammad Ali al-Hweij; and Chief of As for Gaddafi's fourth son, Muatassim, national Defense Major General Abubakr Yunis security adviser who until recently had been portrayed as Jafr. It is believed that Jafr encumbers the seat something of a rising star. The WikiLeaks cables claimed reserved for a "representative of the Temporary that he had demanded 1.2 billion dollars from the chairman General People's Committee" per Law Number Muammar Qadhafi of Libya's national oil corporation in 2009, reportedly to Four of 2007, which established the NSC. establish his own militia. Mentored by Musa Kusa. Mohammed Abdulla Bait al-Mal Oil companies Chairman of the Libyan Foreign Bank (main Joint ventures and forex / trade bank), former Finance Minister production sharing General Libyan Maritime Transport Organization agreements General Ahmed al-Zwayy Oil companies Director of the Bureau of Forced to use Technical Cooperation & the GLMTO to National Committee, Interim transport oil People's Committee for Defense Gaddafi's fifth son, Hannibal, is a major player in Libya's maritime shipping industry. Hannibal has a long history of unstable behavior and his mistreatment of two servants at Economic and Social Development a Geneva hotel – which led to his arrest – resulted in a Fund (ESDF) diplomatic schism between Switzerland and Libya. Married to Aline Skaf Qatar (through joint FIAT $2bn fund with Qatar Gaddafi's sixth son is Khamis is said to be a "well- Investment Corporation) respected" commander of a Special Forces unit – known as Libyan Arab Foreign the 32nd Brigade – which "effectively serves as a regime Banca di Roma Investment Company protection unit." (LAFICO) Juventus Corinthia Group Libyan Investment Authority (hotels and hospitality) Sovereign Wealth Fund controls some $70bn of assets around the world. al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi Prime Minister, chairman of The least publicly known of Gaddafi's sons is Saif al- National Security Council, Chair Arab Gaddafi, who reportedly lives in Munich. Arab Banking Corporation of LIA FORTIS (unknown stake invested in 2008 to keep company solvent) Gaddafi's only daughter is Aisha, a lawyer, who is said to mediate family disputes. She runs a Libyan non- governmental organization and is said to be a favored child Abu Dhabi of the Libyan leader. She also holds the rank of Lieutenant Kuwait General in the Libyan army and famously was a member of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's legal defense team. TAMOIL Downstream oil company operating in Europe and Africa Galyna Kolotnytska Nurse.
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