Saddam Haftar

Saddam Haftar
Haftar in 2024
Native name
صدام حفتر
Born1991 (age 34–35)
Allegiance
CitizenshipLibya
United States
Service years2016–present
RankBrigadier General
Commands106th Brigade
Tariq Ben Zeyad Brigade
Conflicts

Saddam Haftar (Arabic: صدام حفتر, romanizedṢaddām Ḥaftar; born 1991) is a Libyan military officer and politician, serving as the Chief of Staff of the ground forces of the Libyan National Army and commander of the Tariq Ben Zeyad Brigade. He is the son of Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army and de facto leader of eastern Libya since 2017. He frequently travels abroad to make diplomatic visits to Arab and foreign countries and has been seen as the likely successor to his father.