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Published 21 Oct, 2011 10:20pm

Qadhafi family — where are they now?

Fatiha al-Nuri Whereabouts unknown:

Qadhafi's first wife was reportedly a former schoolteacher. They separated about 40 years ago after a marriage lasting just six months. They had one child, Qadhafi's oldest son, Muhammad.

Safiya Fled to Algeria: Qadhafi's second wife was supposedly a nurse who met the Libyan leader when he was being treated for appendicitis in 1970. She fled to Algeria with three of her children. She has been reported to have personal wealth of $30bn.

Muhammad Qadhafi, 41

Fled to Algeria: Qadhafi's eldest son. As Tripoli fell it was briefly reported that he surrendered to rebels. But he later escaped and fled to Algeria with his mother, Safiya, two siblings and 28 Qadhafi family members.

Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, 39 Injured: Unconfirmed reports that he has been killed or injured.

Qadhafi's second son was said to have been caught as Tripoli fell, but turned up in a car and took journalists on a tour of Tripoli. Reports on Thursday suggested he had been injured, captured or even killed.

Saadi Qadhafi, 38

Fled to Niger: The footballing son who was signed to Italian clubs for four seasons but played just two games. The NTC has approved an investigation into Saadi over the murder of Bashir al Ryani, a Libyan footballer who was tortured and killed in 2005.

Mutassim Qadhafi, 34

Captured: An officer in the military he was officially the country's national security adviser. In that role he held talks with Hillary Clinton in Washington in April 2009.

On Oct 12 the NTC said he had been captured while trying to flee Sirte.

Hannibal Qadhafi, 36

Fled to Algeria: The seaman son who went into the shipping business. He was among the Qadhafis who fled to Algeria. Hannibal's laptop was found in his Tripoli mansion last month, showing bank transfers of $25m to accounts in France, Panama and Tunis.

Saif al-Arab Qadhafi, 29

Reported killed: Killed on 30 April in a Nato air strike on his house in Tripoli, Libya's government said. After his death it emerged that Saif al-Arab had been known to German police for alleged arms smuggling and ordering an acid attack on a nightclub bouncer.

Khamis Qadhafi, 28

Reported killed: The son who commanded the army's elite 32nd Reinforced Brigade, known as the Khamis Brigade. He was reported killed in late August; the NTC said it had confirmed his death, possibly from an air raid on the outskirts of Tripoli.

Aisha Qadhafi, 35

Fled to Algeria:Qadhafi's daughter and a lawyer who headed Libya's biggest charity. She helped, unsuccessfully, to defend Saddam Hussein after the fall of Iraq. Reports said she gave birth to a baby girl soon after fleeing to Algeria at the end of August.

Milad al-Qadhafi

Wherabouts unknown: Little is known about Qadhafi's nephew, whom he adopted as his son, apart from a somewhat vague official story that as a child he rescued the Libyan leader following the 1986 US bombing of his compound.

Hanna Qadhafi, 27

Whereabouts unknown: Perhaps the most mysterious of Qadhafi's children. After the 1986 US bombing of Qadhafi's Tripoli compound it was reported his adopted daughter, Hanna, had died. Since Tripoli fell it has emerged that she survived—Dawn/ Guardian News Service

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