1902 - 1916 Field Marshal H.H. Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif Pasha bin Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, 3rd Grand Sanussi. b. at Jaghbub, November/December 1873, eldest son of Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi, by his third wife, Khadija bint Abu Musa Umran al-Fituri, educ. Proclaimed as Head of the Sanussi Order after the death of his brother, 2nd June 1902. Returned the capital to Kufra in 1902. Accepted Turkish protection I 1908. Libya was granted full autonomy by the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1912, the Caliph then appointing Sayyid Ahmad as his representative in Africa. Resigned in favour of his nephew, 1916. Imperial Ottoman Governor of Tripolitania July 1915 to 21st August 1918. Granted the title of Pasha-wiya by the Sultan of Turkey, 1918. Elected as KingofIraq by the Turkish assembly at Ankara in April 1921, but was passed over by the Iraqi National Assembly in Baghdad. Field Marshal Imperial Ottoman Army, 1916. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1st class (1918) and the Nobility (Nishan-i-Mecidieh) of Turkey (1916), also a German military Order. m. (first) at Jaghbub, 1893, Masuda (d. at Abu Rawwash, 1942), a Sudanese. m. (second) at Jaghbub, 1895, Khadija, daughter of Ahmad al-Rifi. m. (third) at Jaghbub, 1895, Aisha (d.s.p. at Kufra, 1909), daughter of Mustafa al-Mahjub. m. (fourth) at Jaghbub, 1896, Hawa al-Quraniyya (b. ca. 1870; d. at Mersa Matruh, 1934). m. (fifth) Kufra, 1903, Hawa al-Quraniyya. m. (sixth) at Kufra, 1904, Maryam al-Tariqiyya. m. (seventh) at Kufra, 1904, Khaira (d. at Kufra, 1910), daughter of Muhammad al-Hani al-Akrami. m. (eighth) at Kufra, 1913, Zainab al-Quraniyya. m. (ninth) in the Hijaz, 1928, his cousin, Sayyida Safiyya binti Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Sanussi (b. at Jaghbub, 1883; d.s.p.), eldest daughter of Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi, 2nd Grand Sanussi, by his first wife, Fatima, daughter of Abu Musa Umran bin Barakat al-Fituri, He d. at Medina, 10th March 1933, having had issue, seven sons and six daughters:
1) H.E. Sayyid Ibrahim bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1903 (s/o Hawa al-Quraniyya I). Ambassador to Egypt 1954. m. (first) 1919, Maryam, a Sudanese lady. m. (second) at Jaghbub, 1920, Mabruka (d. at Mersa Matruh, 1937), a Sudanese. m. (third) 1924, Saliha al-Sharkasiyya. He had issue, five sons and two daughters:
a) Sayyid Bashir bin Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1924 (s/o Mabruka). Banished 15th October 1954.
b) Sayyid Kamil bin Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Siwa, 1925 (s/o Saliha al-Sharkasiyya). Banished 15/10/1954. He has issue, four sons:
i) Sayyid Najib bin Sayyid Kamil al-Sanussi.
ii) Sayyid Ismat bin Sayyid Kamil al-Sanussi.
iii) Sayyid Fauzi bin Sayyid Kamil al-Sanussi.
iv) Sayyid Midhat bin Sayyid Kamil al-Sanussi.
c) Sayyid Fathi bin Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1927 (s/o Saliha al-Sharkasiyya). He has issue, two sons:
i) Sayyid Nabil bin Sayyid Fathi al-Sanussi.
ii) Sayyid Hanni bin Sayyid Fathi al-Sanussi.
d) Sayyid Yahya bin Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1932 (s/o Saliha al-Sharkasiyya).
a) Sayyida Nafisa binti Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1903 (d/o Maryam).
b) Sayyida Nawal binti Sayyid Ibrahim al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1940 (d/o Khadija).
2) Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1904. Sec. to Queen Fatima. m. (first) at Jaghbub, 1922, Salma (d. at Abu Rawwash, 1942), daughter of ‘Abdu’llah al-Tariqiyya. m. (second) at Alexandria, Egypt, 1930, Fatima, daughter of al-Rida al-Khalidi. He had issue, seven sons and six daughters:
a) Sayyid Ahmad bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 13th August 1928 (s/o Salma al-Tariqiyya). First Sec. Libyan Embassy in London. Banished 15th October 1954. m. 1959, Anissa, daughter of Mahmud el Muntasser. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
i) Sayyid Wail bin Sayyid Ahmad al-Sanussi. b. April 1960. m. 1983, Yussra Hemmy. He has issue, three sons:
(1) Sayyid Idris bin Sayyid Wail al-Sanussi. b. 1984.
(2) Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Wail al-Sanussi. b. 1985.
(3) Sayyid Khalid bin Sayyid Wail al-Sanussi. b. 1994.
ii) Sayyid Annas bin Sayyid Ahmad al-Sanussi. b. September 1962.
iii) Sayyid Aghead bin Sayyid Ahmad al-Sanussi. b. April 1969.
i) Sayyida Ghada bint Sayyid Ahmad al-Sanussi. b. September 1966. m. 1999, Kamal Sarkez. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
(1) Naseem Sarkez.
(1) Tasneem Sarkez.
b) Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1930 (s/o Salma).
c) Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1932 (s/o Fatima), educ. He was executed at Benghazi, 6th February 1955.
d) Sayyid Mustafa bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1933 (s/o Salma al-Tariqiyya). Banished 15/10/1954. m. Sayyida Asma bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi (b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1939), second daughter of his paternal uncle, Sayyid Abu al-Qasim bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, sometime Dir. of the Interior, by his wife, Safiyya, daughter of Muhammad al-Rida al-Khalidi. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
i) Sayyid Aymen bin Sayyid Mustafa al-Sanussi. b. 1965. unm.
i) Sayyida Arwa bint Sayyid Mustafa al-Sanussi. m. Maher Elsussi. She d. 19xx.
ii) Sayyida Manal bint Sayyid Mustafa al-Sanussi. m. Sanussi Koeder. She has issue, two sons and two daughters:
(1) Mustafa bin Sanussi Koeder.
(2) Muhammad bin Sanussi Koeder.
(1) Leena bint Sanussi Koeder.
(2) Liaeena bint Sanussi Koeder.
e) Sayyid Maher bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din as-Sharif al-Sanussi. m. Iman Bheh. He has issue, two sons:
g) Sayyid Faiq bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Benghazi, 1947 (twin with his sister Ferrial) (s/o Fatima). m. Sayyida Laila bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi, youngest daughter of his paternal uncle, Sayyid Abu al-Qasim bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, sometime Dir. of the Interior, by his wife, Safiyya, daughter of Muhammad al-Rida al-Khalidi. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
i) Sayyid Waggeh bin Sayyid Faiq al-Sanussi. b. 1978.
ii) Sayyid Omrran bin Sayyid Faiq al-Sanussi.
i) Sayyida Dina bint Sayyid Faiq al-Sanussi.
ii) Sayyida Dallea bint Sayyid Faiq al-Sanussi.
iii) Sayyida Noorhaa bint Sayyid Faiq al-Sanussi.
a) Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1925 (d/o Salma).
b) Sayyida Faiza bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1933 (d/o Fatima).
c) Sayyida Fathiyya bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1940 (d/o Fatima).
d) Sayyida Fayiqa bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1943 (d/o Fatima).
e) Sayyida Fauzia bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1944 (d/o Fatima). m. Sayyid Hanbali bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi (b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1939), fourth son of her paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Fatima, daughter of Muhammad Saleh al-Biskri - see below.
f) Sayyida Ferrial bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi. b. at Benghazi, 1947 (twin with her brother Faiq) (d/o Fatima). m. Sayyid Abu Bakar bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi (b. at Abu Rawwash, 1942), seventh son of her paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Fatima, daughter of Muhammad Saleh al-Biskri - see below.
3) Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1906 (s/o Khadija). m. (first) at Kufra, 1924, Fatima, daughter of Muhammad Saleh al-Biskri. m. (second) at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1932, his cousin, Sayyida Fadila bint Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1909), second daughter of H.R.H. Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida Pasha, Crown Prince of Libya, by his first wife, Sayyida Fatima al-Sunniyya bint Sayyid Muhammad al-Sharif al-Sanussi, younger daughter of his uncle, Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi. He d. 1963, having had issue, nine sons and one daughter:
a) Sayyid Malik bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1933 (s/o Sayyida Fadila), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum.
b) Sayyid Numan bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1935 (s/o Sayyida Fadila), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum.
c) Sayyid al-Shafi bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1937 (s/o Fatima al-Biskri), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum.
d) Sayyid Hanbali bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1939 (s/o Fatima al-Biskri), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum. m. Sayyida Fauzia bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi (b. at Benghazi, 1944), fifth daughter of his paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his second wife, Fatima, daughter of al-Rida al-Khalidi.
e) Sayyid Nafi bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1940 (s/o Sayyida Fadila), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum. He has issue, one son:
i) Sayyid Idris bin Sayyid Nafa‘a al-Sanussi.
f) Sayyid Usama bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1941 (s/o Sayyida Fadila), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum.
g) Sayyid Abu Bakar bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1942 (s/o Fatima al-Biskri), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum. m. Sayyida Ferrial bint Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi (b. at Benghazi, 1947), youngest daughter of his paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his second wife, Fatima, daughter of al-Rida al-Khalidi.
h) Sayyid ‘Umar bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. 20th May 1949 (s/o Sayyida Fadila), educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum. Adopted by King Idris and Queen Fatima.
i) Sayyid Adnan bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi, educ. Wadi Sayyidna Sch, Khartoum.
a) Sayyida Aziza binti Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Arabi al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1930 (d/o Fatima).
4) Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1906 (s/o Maryam al-Tariqiyya). m. at Mersa Matruh, 1932, Sayyida Aisha binti Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1908), eldest daughter of H.R.H. Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida Pasha, Crown Prince of Libya, by his fourth wife, Halima al-Tariqiyya. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
a) Sayyid Zainal-Abidin bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1938 (s/o Sayyida Aisha).
b) Sayyid Husain bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1940 (s/o Sayyida Aisha).
c) Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Mutalib bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi.
a) Sayyida Aida binti Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1934 (d/o Sayyida Aisha).
b) Sayyida Lubna binti Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1936 (d/o Sayyidda Aisha).
c) Sayyida Ibtisham binti Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1943 (d/o Sayyida Aisha).
5) Sayyid al-Zubayr bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1908 (s/o Hawa al-Quraniyya). m. at Mersa Matruh, 1932, Sayyida Fatima binti Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1917), fifth daughter of H.R.H. Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida Pasha, Crown Prince of Libya, by his third wife, Fatima al-Furiyya. He had issue, five sons and one daughter:
a) Sayyid Ahmad Mindas bin Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1934 (s/o Sayyida Fatima), educ. at the Military Coll, Baghdad, Iraq. Imprisoned for his alleged involvement in the attempted overthrow of Gaddafi in 1970 (extended for a further 13 years 1988 and severely tortured). Released 2001. Mbr Interim National Transitional Council (NTC) since 2011, Chair Cyrenaica Transitional Council 2012-2013, Presdt Governing Council of Cyrenaica in Libya since 2013. m. 1961, Fatilah (d. in captivity, before 1984).
b) Sayyid Ahmad Rashid bin Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1937 (s/o Sayyida Fatima).
c) Sayyid Hasan bin Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, 1939 (s/o Sayyida Fatima). He has issue, two sons:
i) Sayyid Abbas bin Sayyid Hasan al-Sanussi.
ii) Sayyid Ahmad bin Sayyid Hasan al-Sanussi.
d) Sayyid Muhammad Muhsin bin Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi.
e) Sayyid Atif bin Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi.
a) Sayyida Suad binti Sayyid al-Zubayr al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwash, 1943 (d/o Sayyida Fatima).
6) Sayyid Abu al-Qasim bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1910 (s/o Maryam al-Tariqiyya). Dir. of the Interior and Vice-Presdt. National Congress of Cyrenaica 1949. m. at Alexandria, 1936, Safiyya, daughter of Muhammad al-Rida al-Khalidi. He had issue, five sons and three daughters:
a) Sayyid Amin bin Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi. b. at Abu Rawwush, 1941 (s/o Safiyya).
b) Sayyid Ramzi bin Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi.
c) Sayyid Muhammad bin Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi.
e) Sayyid Ahmad bin Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi.
a) Sayyida Farida bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1937 (d/o Safiyya). m. Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi (b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1930; d. 19xx), second son of her paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Salma, daughter of ‘Abdu’llah al-Tariqiyya. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
b) Sayyida Asma bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi. b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1939 (d/o Safiyya). m. Sayyid Mustafa bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi (b. at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 1933), fourth son of her paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Salma, daughter of ‘Abdu’llah al-Tariqiyya. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see above.
c) Sayyida Amal bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi. b. Benghazi, 1944 (d/o Safiyya).
d) Sayyida Laila bint Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Sanussi. m. Sayyid Faiq bin Sayyid Muhi ud-din al-Sanussi (b. at Benghazi, 1947), twin son of her paternal uncle, Sayyid Muhi ud-din bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Salma, daughter of ‘Abdu’llah al-Tariqiyya. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see above.
7) Sayyid Ahmad Idris bin Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1911 (s/o Hawa al-Quraniyya II). m. at Medina, 1933, Mabaruka. He d.s.p. in the Hijaz, 1934.
1) Sayyida Fatima binti Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Jaghbub, 1899 (d/o Masuda). m. at Mersa Matruh, 1937, as his third wife, his cousin, Sayyid Muhammad Shams ud-din bin Sayyid ‘Ali al-Khattab al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1908), eldest son of Sayyid ‘Ali al-Khatabi Pasha al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Ruqayya, daughter of Muhammad al-Mahjub - see above.
2) Sayyida Ruqayya binti Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. after 1899 (d/o Khadija). m. at Kufra, 1920, Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif bin Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Abid al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1897; d. at Fort Lamy, Chad, 1931), eldest son of Sayyid Muhammad al-‘Abid Pasha bin Sayyid Muhammad as-Sharif al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Fatima, daughter of Ahmad bin Idris al-Ashhab. She d.s.p. at Fort Lamy, Chad, 1932 - see above.
3) Sayyida Zainab binti Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1906 (d/o Hawa al-Quraniyya II). m. at Kufra, 1920, as his second wife, her cousin, Sayyid Muhammad Shams ud-din bin Sayyid ‘Ali al-Khattab al-Sanussi (b. at Kufra, 1908), eldest son of Sayyid ‘Ali al-Khatabi Pasha al-Sanussi, by his first wife, Ruqayya, daughter of Muhammad al-Mahjub. She d. at Alexandria, 1936, having had issue, one son and three daughters - see above.
4) Sayyida Aisha binti Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1908 (d/o Maryam al-Tariqiyya).
5) Sayyida Fatima al-Shifa bint Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi [H.M. Queen Fatima Idris]. b. at Kufra, 1910 (d/o Khadija), educ. privately. m. at Siwa, Egypt, 1931, as his fourth wife, H.M. Idris I, King of the United Kingdom of Libya (b. at Jaghbub, 12th March 1889; d. at Cairo, 25th May 1983), eldest son of Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Sanussi, 2nd Grand Sanussi, by his wife, the lady from the Bu Saif family. She d. at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, 3rd October 2009 (bur. al-Bakie Cemetery, Medina, Arabia), having had issue an only son – see below.
6) Sayyida Fatima al-Jaghbubiya binti Sayyid Ahmad as-Sharif al-Sanussi. b. at Kufra, 1916 (d/o Zainab al-Quraniyya). m. in Egypt, 1940, Sayyid al-Sanussi bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida al-Sanussi (b. at al-Azziyat, 1918; d. 1984), third son of H.R.H. Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida Pasha, Crown Prince of Libya, by his third wife, Fatima al-Furiyya, a lady from Dafur. She had issue, one daughter - see above.