Ahmed al-Gaddafi al-Qahsi

Ahmed al-Gaddafi al-Qahsi (Arabic: أحمد القذافي‎; (born 15 July 1970 – 26 July 2011) was the cousin of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In 2006, he married Gaddafi's daughter Ayesha.[1] According to the Gaddafi family, Qahsi, who was a colonel in the Libyan Army, was killed in the 26 July 2011[2] bombing of the Gaddafi compound during the Libyan Civil War.[3][4] The couple had three children before the conflict started, one of whom was killed along with one of her brothers in a NATO airstrike and another killed along with her husband in the bombing of Gaddafi's compound.[5] Their fourth child, a girl, was born in Algeria as Ayesha fled there with her brothers Hannibal and Muhammad after the Battle of Tripoli.[6]

Ahmed al-Gaddafi al-Qahsi
Personal details
Born15 July 1970
Tripoli, Libya
Military service
Allegiance Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Branch/serviceLibyan Army
RankColonel

References
  1. "Qaddafi's children as controversial as father". Alarabiya. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  2. Asalah, Fayha (29 August 2011). "Unknown facts about Ayesha Gaddafi". Blitz. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. Flock, Elizabeth (30 August 2011). "Aisha Gaddafi gives birth to baby girl hours after fleeing to Algeria". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. "Aisha Gaddafi's Private Photo Collection Reveals 'Africa's Claudia Schiffer' (Photos)". The Huffington Post. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. "Aisha, Gaddafi's only daughter". Telegraph. London. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. "Who Are Gaddafi's Fleeing Wife And Children?". Neon Tommy. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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