<p>Although the First Lady has not been in the limelight unlike her Tunisian and Egyptian counterparts, she wields considerable influence, the Al Arabiya channel reported. <br /><br />She operates the airline with the approval of her husband even though it rivals the Libyan national carrier.<br /><br />Her wealth was estimated at $30 billion by the France-based group International Coalition against War Criminals (ICAWC), which revealed the figure during the Lockerbie crisis in 1992. Her husband Muammar Gaddafi's wealth was estimated at $80 billion.<br /><br />Safia Farkash al-Baraasi is the second wife of the Libyan leader. They came to know each other in 1971 when Gaddafi was admitted to a hospital where she worked as a nurse. They got married the same year and have six sons and one daughter, according to the broadcaster Sunday.<br /><br />Libya has been rocked by anti-government protests since Feb 14 in which at least 6,000 people have died.</p>
<p>Although the First Lady has not been in the limelight unlike her Tunisian and Egyptian counterparts, she wields considerable influence, the Al Arabiya channel reported. <br /><br />She operates the airline with the approval of her husband even though it rivals the Libyan national carrier.<br /><br />Her wealth was estimated at $30 billion by the France-based group International Coalition against War Criminals (ICAWC), which revealed the figure during the Lockerbie crisis in 1992. Her husband Muammar Gaddafi's wealth was estimated at $80 billion.<br /><br />Safia Farkash al-Baraasi is the second wife of the Libyan leader. They came to know each other in 1971 when Gaddafi was admitted to a hospital where she worked as a nurse. They got married the same year and have six sons and one daughter, according to the broadcaster Sunday.<br /><br />Libya has been rocked by anti-government protests since Feb 14 in which at least 6,000 people have died.</p>