article: Media playback is unsupported on your device 29 July 2015 Last updated at 02:23 BST Now he finds himself with a death sentence after having been in prison for almost four years. BBC News charts the rise and fall of Colonel Gaddafi's favourite son. Video by: Mohamed Madi
summary: Not too long ago, playboy Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was heir-apparent to an oil-rich dictatorship.