Fathia Nuri Khalid

Fathia Nuri Khalid (Arabic: فتحية نوري خالد, 20 February 1946 – 23 July 2018) was a Libyan teacher. She was the first wife of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, former First Lady of Libya, and mother of Gaddafi's eldest son Muhammad.^[1]

Fathia Nuri Khalid
First Lady of Libya
In role 1 September 1969 – 2 September 1970
Leader	Muammar Gaddafi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Safia Farkash
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-20)20 February 1946 Tripoli, Libya
Died	23 July 2018(2018-07-23) (aged 72) Muscat, Oman
Resting place	in Cemetery in Tripoli, Libya
Spouse	Muammar Gaddafi ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1970)​
Children	1
Occupation	Teacher, politician

Biography

Fathia Nuri Khalid was the first wife of Gaddafi. They married a few months before Gaddafi came to power. She was a teacher, and it is said that their marriage lasted only one year, before they divorced so that Gaddafi could marry Safia Farkash.^[2]