Senussi

/ sɛˈnuːsɪ /

noun

1. a member of a zealous and aggressive Muslim sect of North Africa and Arabia, founded in 1837 by Sidi Mohammed ibn Ali al Senussi (?1787–1859)

Other Word Forms

• Senussian adjective

Example Sentences

The documents are also said to implicate Abdullah Senussi in the planning of the attacks on Pan Am 103 and the French plane, UTA Flight 772.

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Colonel Gaddafi's brother-in-law, Senussi was convicted of bombing UTA 772 after a trial held in his absence in 1999, although he was never served any of the life sentence imposed by the Paris court.

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Senussi is facing trial in Libya over his actions during the uprising against Gaddafi 14 years ago.

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Mr Shegwara said that they were retrieved from the archives of Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi after the collapse of Colonel Gaddafi's regime in 2011.

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Mr Shegwara - who took part in the uprising against Gaddafi in 2011 - told the reporters the documents were retrieved from the archives of Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi, who was named as a Lockerbie suspect in 2015.

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