Mutassim Gaddafi
Mutassim Gaddafi المعتصم القذافي | |
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Mutassim Gaddafi in April 2009 | |
| National Security Advisor of Libya | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1974 Tripoli, Libyan Arab Republic |
| Died | 20 October 2011 (aged 36) Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (now Libya) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | In an unknown location in the Libyan Desert |
| Domestic partner | Vanessa Hessler (2007–2011) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Branch/service | Libyan Army |
| Years of service | 1990s–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | Brega |
| Battles/wars | |
Mutassim Billah Gaddafi (Arabic: المُعْتَصِمٌ بِٱللهِ ٱلْقَذَّافِيّ, also transliterated as Al-Moa'tassem Bellah Al-Qaddafi or Al-Mu'tasim Bi'llah al-Qadhafi; 18 December 1974 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, and the National Security Advisor of Libya from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. He was the fourth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and a member of his father's inner circle. He was said to have been in charge of crushing opposition during the Libyan civil war.
Mutassim was captured by anti-Gaddafi rebel forces during the Battle of Sirte, in the First Libyan Civil War, and killed along with his father.