Muhammad as-Senussi
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Pretender Muhammad as-Senussi |
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Born | 20 October 1962 Tripoli |
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Throne(s) claimed | Libya |
Pretend from | April 28, 1992 |
Monarchy abolished | 1969 |
Last monarch | Idris I |
Connection with | Great nephew |
Royal House | Senussi |
Father | Crown Prince Hasan |
Mother | Fawzia bint Tahir |
Predecessor | Crown Prince Hasan |
Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi as-Senussi (born on 20 October 1962) is the son of the Hasan as-Senussi, 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 Senussi Crown of Libya.
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[edit] Biography
Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi overthrew King Idris and his father, the Crown Prince, 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 emigrate to the United Kingdom.
Muhammad as-Senussi 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 endorsed 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
Muhammad as-Senussi
Born: October 20 1962 |
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Titles in pretence | ||
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Preceded by Crown Prince Hasan |
— TITULAR — King of Libya 28 April 1992 – present Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1969 |
Incumbent Designated heir: — |
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Preceded by Crown Prince Hasan |
Chief of the Senussi order 28 April 1992 – present |
Incumbent Designated heir: — |