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Khalifa Belqasim Haftar

ハリファ・ハフタル　/　はりふぁ・はふたる

Military officer from Libya

November 7, 1943 (age 82)　・　Ajdabiya, Al Wahat District, Libya

Al Wahat District
military officer
politician
warlord

My Take

Khalifa Haftar is a genuinely divisive figure, and I don't say that lightly. Born in 1943, he rose through Gaddafi's military, fell out spectacularly, spent years in American exile, then returned to become commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army. Since 2011 he's been at the center of Libya's fracturing, and the label warlord that follows his name reflects how contested his role is. I find his arc a stark reminder that Libya never found stable footing after Gaddafi. Whatever one thinks of him, he's been impossible to ignore in the country's long crisis, and his influence has outlasted nearly every rival.

Overview

Khalifa Haftar (Arabic: خليفة حفتر, romanized: Ḵalīfa Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA). A prominent officer for the Libyan Arab Republic and its successor, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from 1969 to 1987, he has been a major figure of the Libyan crisis since 2011.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
Name (Japanese): ハリファ・ハフタル
Reading: はりふぁ・はふたる
Born: November 7, 1943 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Goat
Origin: Ajdabiya, Al Wahat District, Libya
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: military officer / politician / warlord

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Benghazi Military University Academy

Awards & achievements

Order of the Great September Revolution 1969
Order of Courage

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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