Saddam Haftar

Saddam Haftar is a Libyan military officer and politician, serving as the chief of staff of the ground forces of the Libyan National Army and commander and de facto head 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.