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Much speculation has circulated over the political career of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son — and heir apparent — Seif al-Islam. The younger Gadhafi told a group of young Libyan supporters Aug. 22 that he was retiring from politics, saying he had no more big battles to fight and had no wish to succeed his father. Rather dramatically, he stated, “I might disappear, and you might not hear of me for awhile.” Rather than calling it quits, however, Seif al-Islam is likely performing a political stunt aimed at legitimizing his eventual rule over the North African state.
Though he holds no official title, the dapper 36-year-old Western-educated bachelor has taken the lead in managing Libya’s foreign and economic affairs. He is the eldest son of Gadhafi’s second wife, and is by far the most capable of the Gadhafi offspring (especially compared to his younger, firebrand brother Hannibal, whose recent arrest in Switzerland led to a still-simmering diplomatic uproar).
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