Muhammad ibn Hasan as-Senussi

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Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi (born on 20 October 1962) is the son of the Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi, former Crown Prince of Libya, and of Fawzia bint Tahir Bakeer. Born in Tripoli, he is considered by Libyan royalists to be the legitimate heir to the Sanussi Crown of Libya.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Quotes 3 References 4 External links

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Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi overthrew King Idris and his father, the Crown Prince, Sayyid Hasan, on 1 September 1969 in the Al Fateh Revolution.^[1] Al-Gaddafi detained the royal family and held them under house arrest. In 1988, they were allowed to leave to immigrate to the United Kingdom.

Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi received his education in the United Kingdom. On June 18, 1992, he was appointed as heir by his father to succeed him in death as Crown Prince and Head of the Royal House of Libya.

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• The return of monarchy to Libya is not a priority, but "the United Nations - which endorded the Libyan constitution upon independence - must interfere and restore the constitution, to hold free elections and let the people decide what system they prefer."^[2]

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• The International Commission on Nobility and Royalty
• Crown Prince Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Sanussi
• Anti-Gaddafists rally in London
• Libyan Constitutional Union
• In Defense of Monarchy In An Age Of Democracy

Senussi Born: October 20, 1962
Religious Posts
Preceded by Sayyid Hasan	Chief of the Senussi order 1992-Present	Incumbent
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Sayyid Hasan	* NOT REIGNING * King of Libya (1992-Present) * Reason for Succession Failure: * Monarchy abolished in 1969	Incumbent