Idris bin Abdullah al-Senussi
| Idris al-Senussi | |
|---|---|
| Pretender | |
| Born |
18 January 1957 Benghazi |
| Title(s) | Sayyid |
| Throne(s) claimed | Libya |
| Monarchy abolished | 1 September 1969 |
| Last monarch | Idris |
| Connection with | cousin twice removed and also step-great nephew |
| Royal House | Senussi |
| Father | Sayyid Abdullah al-Abid al-Senussi |
| Mother | Ghalia bint Nur Saleh |
| Spouse | Cindy Heles (div. 1986) Ana María Quiñones (m. 1987) |
| Children | Khaled al-Senussi |
Idris bin Abdullah al-Senussi (born 18 January 1957) is an exiled Libyan opposition figure and a claimant to the headship of the Sanussiyyah movement. He started claiming to be heir to the Libyan throne in 1989, though recently stated that if the old Constitution of Libya (1951) (as amended in 1961) was restored post-Gaddafi, there would be free elections and the people would be united under the constitution with "some modifications where the part of the monarch will be taken out" and the people would be able to elect a head of state, who could be called "president or whatever they want to call him". The position of heir to the throne is also claimed by Prince Mohammed El Senussi, the son and designated heir of the last Libyan Crown Prince. Idris al-Senussi returned to Libya on December 23 and stated he will not be active in politics or campaigning for the monarchy. He returned to Libya in December 2011 with his cousin, Ahmed Zubair Al-Senussi.
Al-Senussi was born in Benghazi, the third son of the "Black Prince" Sayyid Abdullah al-Abid al-Senussi (1919–88) and his second wife Ghalia bint Nur Saleh. His father's third wife was a daughter of Crown Prince Muhammad al-Rida, the brother of King Idris. He was twelve years old when, on 1 September 1969, the monarchy in Libya was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi. At the time of the coup, al-Senussi was at school in England with his brothers. They found out about the end of monarchy after a phone call from their father. al-Senussi later attended the Brummana High School in Lebanon, as well as attending St. Stephen's International School, Rome, Italy.
In exile Sayyid Abdallah Abed Al Senussi, the father of Idris, was an advisor to the deposed King Idris who gave Idris' father the task of "restoring legitimacy" in Libya by overthrowing Gaddafi. According to the International Strategic Studies Association with the death of his father Sayyid Abdallah Abed Al Senussi in 1988, the following year Idris claimed that various members of the Senussi royal family agreed that he should be named heir and continue the struggle against Gaddafi's rule. al-Senussi, supported by an Advisory Council, is the head the Sanussiyyah movement which embraces the majority of Libyan tribes. The movement aims to restore a democratically elected government in Libya with a King as a constitutional monarch. They also have links to several armed and non armed groups both inside and outside of Libya.
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