The absolutely correct way to spell Gaddafi

When Col Gaddafi visited the United States in 2009, complete with Bedouin tent and his Amazon Guard of 20 women (all virgins, it is said), ABC News took the trouble to find out how to spell his name correctly. A laudable task.

For the edification of English-language reporters, news editors, and sub-editors everywhere who want to be absolutely correct, I’ve reproduced it below.

Col Gaddafi’s name is spelt thus (according to Wikipedia):

معمر القذاف

In English, or the Latin alphabet, the only correct way to spell عمر القذاف is:

Qaddafi, Muammar	Moammar Qudhafi	Moamar Gadhafi
Al-Gathafi, Muammar	Mu`amar al-Kad’afi	Moamer Gaddafi
al-Qadhafi, Muammar	Mu’amar al-Kadafi	Moamer Kadhafi
Al Qathafi, Mu’ammar	Muamar Al-Kaddafi	Moamma Gaddafi
Al Qathafi, Muammar	Muamar Kaddafi	Moammar Gaddafi
El Gaddafi, Moamar	Muamer Gadafi	Moammar Gadhafi
El Kadhafi, Moammar	Muammar Al-Gathafi	Moammar Ghadafi
El Kazzafi, Moamer	Muammar al-Khaddafi	Moammar Khadaffy
El Qathafi, Mu’Ammar	Mu’ammar al-Qadafi	Moammar Khaddafi
Gadafi, Muammar	Mu’ammar al-Qaddafi	Moammar el Gadhafi
Gaddafi, Moamar	Muammar al-Qadhafi	Moammer Gaddafi
Gadhafi, Mo’ammar	Mu’ammar al-Qadhdhafi	Mouammer al Gaddafi
Gathafi, Muammar	Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī 50	Muamar Gaddafi
Ghadafi, Muammar	Mu’ammar Al Qathafi	Muammar Al Ghaddafi
Ghaddafi, Muammar	Muammar Al Qathafi	Muammar Al Qaddafi
Ghaddafy, Muammar	Muammar Gadafi	Muammar Al Qaddafi
Gheddafi, Muammar	Muammar Gaddafi	Muammar El Qaddafi
Gheddafi, Muhammar	Muammar Ghadafi	Muammar Gadaffi
Kadaffi, Momar	Muammar Ghaddafi	Muammar Gadafy
Kad’afi, Mu`amar al- 20	Muammar Ghaddafy	Muammar Gaddhafi
Kaddafi, Muamar	Muammar Gheddafi	Muammar Gadhafi
Kaddafi, Muammar	Muammar Kaddafi	Muammar Ghadaffi
Kadhafi, Moammar	Muammar Khaddafi	Muammar Qadthafi
Kadhafi, Mouammar	Mu’ammar Qadafi	Muammar al Gaddafi
Kazzafi, Moammar	Muammar Qaddafi	Muammar el Gaddafy
Khadafy, Moammar	Muammar Qadhafi	Muammar el Gaddafi
Khaddafi, Muammar	Mu’ammar Qadhdhafi	Muammar el Qaddafi
Moamar al-Gaddafi	Muammar Quathafi	Muammer Gadaffi
Moamar el Gaddafi	Mulazim Awwal Mu’ammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi	Muammer Gaddafi
Moamar El Kadhafi	Qadafi, Mu’ammar	Mummar Gaddafi
Moamar Gaddafi	Qadhafi, Muammar	Omar Al Qathafi
Moamer El Kazzafi	Qadhdhāfī, Mu`ammar	Omar Mouammer Al Gaddafi
Mo’ammar el-Gadhafi	Qathafi, Mu’Ammar el 70	Omar Muammar Al Ghaddafi
Moammar El Kadhafi	Quathafi, Muammar	Omar Muammar Al Qaddafi
Mo’ammar Gadhafi	Qudhafi, Moammar	Omar Muammar Al Qathafi
Moammar Kadhafi	Moamar AI Kadafi	Omar Muammar Gaddafi
Moammar Khadafy	Maummar Gaddafi	Omar Muammar Ghaddafi
		Omar al Ghaddafi

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E&OE (errors and omissions excepted)

soon-to-be (with luck) the former
Leader and Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

His mark

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