Ahmed al-Senussi
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Ahmed al-Senussi
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 Ahmed al-Senussi (in the middle) meets the people at Benghazi. |
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| Born | 1933 Marsa Matrouh, Egypt |
| Nationality | Libyan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Member of the National Transitional Council |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ahmed Al-Zubair al-Senussi, also known as Zubeir Ahmed El-Sharif, (Arabic: أحمد الزبير الشريف) (born 1933) is a Libyan member of the Senussi house and a member of the National Transitional Council representing political prisoners.[1][2]
Biography
He is a great-nephew of Idris of Libya, the only king of Libya, and was named after his grandfather Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi.[2][3] Ahmed al-Senussi graduated from the Military Academy of Iraq in 1958[4]. In 1961 he married his wife Fatilah, since deceased.[2]
In 1970, he began planning to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi one year after Gaddafi had seized power in a military coup. Along with his brother and other conspirators, he sought to replace the Gaddafi government and give people a chance to choose between a monarchy or a constitutional republic.[3] He was arrested and sentenced to death; however, in 1988 his sentence was commuted to an additional 13 years incarceration. He stayed in solitary confinement for the first nine years of his sentence and was frequently tortured.[2] He claims that the torture included frequent beatings with sticks, being strung up by his hands and legs, nearly drowned, and having his feet broken.[3] After being let out of solitary confinement, he shared a cell with numerous other prisoners, including Omar El-Hariri. After being transferred to Abu Salim prison in 1984, he learned that his wife had died while he was in captivity.[2] He received a pardon on the 32nd anniversary of Gaddafi taking power.[3] He was held as a political prisoner for 31 years until his release in 2001, making him the longest incarcerated prisoner in modern Libyan history.[5]
On 27 October 2011, the European Parliament chose him with four other Arab people to win Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2011.[6]
On 6 March 2012, Ahmed al-Senussi was announced as the leader of the self-declared Cyrenaica Transitional Council.[7]
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- ^ "National Transitional Council". Benghazi: National Transitional Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61DEzFbAb. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Stock, Johnathan (13 March 2011). "Gaddafi-Opfer Al-Senussi: Gott entscheidet, was mit dir passiert" (in German). Der Spiegel. SPIEGEL-Verlag. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61DGwSOUj. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Arm us to save us: Libyan ex-prisoner appeals". Univision. Univision Communications (Doral, Florida). 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61DITZztu. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.ntclibya.org/english/council-members/
- ^ Brandeisky, Kara; Jarad Vary; Matthew Zeitlin (23 August 2011). "Meet the New Leaders of Libya". The New Republic. Mike Rancilio (Washington, D.C.). Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61DFf1YoQ. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/headlines/content/20111014FCS29297/1/html/Three-finalists-for-Sakharov-Prize-2011-honouring-human-rights-activists
- ^ http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/libyan-leader-says-autonomy-call-a-foreign-plot/
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