Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan-American military officer and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army.
He served as commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, of Libya.
Khalifa Haftar a member of the al-Farjani tribe was born in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya on November 7, 1943.
Haftar had his formal education at al-Huda School in Ajdabiya and moved on to Derna where he obtains his secondary education.
He enrolled at the Benghazi Military University Academy in September 1964 and graduated three years later.
Khalifa Haftar further had military training in the Soviet Union, completing a special three-year degree for foreign officers sent to study in the USSR, at the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
Being an army officer with allegiance, Haftar took part in the coup that brought Muammar Gaddafi to power in 1969, assisting Gaddafi in the overthrow of Libya’s King Idris.
Khalifa Haftar Net Worth
Khalifa Haftar is a very wealthy man. He has an estimated net worth of a whopping $3 billion, placing him number 4 on the list of the top ten richest in Libya.