While the family of Idris, appointed king of Libya by United Nations General Assembly, was under house arrest after Muammar Gaddafi overthrew his rule, Prince Idris al-Senussi began working on leading the family and uniting Libya, as this role was passed onto him by his late father.
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.
[8] In 1991, the New York Times published an article stating that al-Senussi would take control of a 400-man strong dissident Libyan paramilitary force that had received training from American intelligence, to fight against injustice in Libya.
Forty-one MPs signed a motion that described him as a "great nephew of the late King Idris of Libya and heir presumptive of the Libyan throne."
On July 5, 1995, the Sunday Times described Idris as a “Phoney Arab prince” who “spent at least £100,000 on parliamentary lobbying and public relations exercises to create a false image that he was rightful heir to the Libyan throne."
[12] In March 2011 it was reported Prince Idris had held meetings at the State Department and Congress in Washington with US government officials to work towards peace and leadership issues in Libya.
[17][18][19] Prince Idris has served as a Director of Washington Investment Partners and China Sciences Conservational Power Ltd.[citation needed] He has also been involved in the railways development, port development, power plants, real estate projects and oil and gas industry,[20] having in the past worked for Condotte, Ansaldo Energia, Eni and its subsidiary Snamprogetti.
Together, they have one son: Khaled bin Sayyid Idris al-Senussi (born 23 February 1988), a defense, security and business advisory expert.