Thursday, Apr. 01, 2010
Muammar Gaddafi
Age: 67
Occupation: Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab People's Republic; ruler of Libya
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The world's third-longest-serving leader, and perhaps its most theatrically dressed, Gaddafi likes traveling with a retinue of female bodyguards and a Bedouin tent. Since 2001, he has sought to improve his relations with the West by aiding the fight against al-Qaeda and ending a program of weapons of mass destruction.