Khalifa Belqasim Haftar

Libyan war criminal
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Summary

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar was born on November 7, 1943[1], in Ajdabiya[2]. He has worked as a military officer[3], politician[4], and warlord[5]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,758 views/month, #6,516 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Child: Saddam Haftar[7], Khalid Haftar[8], Belqasim Haftar[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Libya[10], United States[11]
  • Native language: Arabic[12]
  • Educated at: Vystrel course[13], M.V. Frunze Military Academy[14]
  • Award received: Order of the Great September Revolution 1969[15], Order of Courage[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Member of political party: National Front for the Salvation of Libya[18], Libyan Arab Socialist Union[19]
  • Military branch: Libyan Army[20], Libyan armed forces[21]
  • Commons category: Khalifa Haftar[22]
  • Military, police or special rank: field marshal[23]
  • Participated in conflict: Libyan Civil War[24], Chadian–Libyan War[25], 2011–present Libyan factional fighting[26], Libyan crisis[27], Yom Kippur War[28]
  • Given name: Chalifa[29]
  • Allegiance: National Transitional Council[30]
  • Participant in: next Libyan general election[31]
  • Convicted of: high treason[32], war crime[33], murder[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[35], English[36]
  • Name in native language: خليفة بلقاسم حفتر[37]
  • Number of children: 6[38]
  • Start of work period: 1963[39]
  • Military unit: Libyan National Army[40], National Liberation Army[41]
  • Social media followers: 57,074[42], 56,876[43], 56,017[44]

Why It Matters

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Khalifa Belqasim Haftar born?

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar was born in Ajdabiya[2].

What did Khalifa Belqasim Haftar do for work?

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar worked as a military officer[3], politician[4], and warlord[5].

Where did Khalifa Belqasim Haftar go to school?

Khalifa Belqasim Haftar was educated at Vystrel course[13] and M.V. Frunze Military Academy[14].

What awards did Khalifa Belqasim Haftar receive?

Honors received include Order of the Great September Revolution 1969[15] and Order of Courage[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . corriere.it. corriere.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . syria.tv. syria.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . arabi21.com. arabi21.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . libyanjustice.org. libyanjustice.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . aljazeera.net. aljazeera.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ~2026-55606-99 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military unit → Libyan National Army, National Liberation Army
    Military branch → Libyan Army, Libyan armed forces
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bn', 'br', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de',
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  3. 8w ago · Pf0al1r · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military unit → Libyan National Army, National Liberation Army
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  4. 13w ago · C960657 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Convicted of → high treason, war crime, murder
    Lex id → Khalifa_Haftar
    Participant in → next Libyan general election
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  5. 14w ago · أوس · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Convicted of → high treason, war crime, murder
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Place of birth → Ajdabiya
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → Benghazi Military University Academy, Vystrel course, M.V. Frunze Military Academy
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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