Idris bin Abdullah al-Senussi

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Prince Idris bin Abdullah al-Senussi is a member of the Libyan Royal family. While Libya's royal family was under house arrest after Muammar Gaddafi overthrew their rule, Prince Idris al-Senussi began working on leading the royal family and uniting Libya, as this role was passed onto him by his late father.

The position of heir to the throne is also claimed by his cousin Prince Mohammed El Senussi, the son and designated heir of the last Libyan Crown Prince.^[1]

Idris has called for Libyans of all different factions and tribes to meet, discuss and mutually agree on the future and leadership of Libya, as he supports the unity of Libya. He has also been playing a diplomatic role to help balance the differences between Libya and Africa, the Arab World, Europe, the United States, Latin America and Asia.

He returned to Libya on 23 December 2011 with his cousin, Prince Ahmed Zubair Al-Senussi. He stated that he was not there to be active in politics or campaigning for the monarchy's restoration, but to work towards peace and unity in Libya.

His claim to leadership of the Senussi family was ruled out by a British court in 1995, but Senussi has continued to claim the title of Prince and advances a claim to the Libyan throne.^[2]

Idris has been described to by Debrett's Peerage as, "the second son of the sixth son of the second son of the younger brother of King Idris's father".^[3]