Answer: qaddafi
AnswerCrossword Clue
QADDAFILong-time dictator (one of several spellings)
QADDAFILibyan leader whose name has more than 30 spellings
QADDAFILibyan leader
QADDAFILibyan strongman for more than 40 years
QADDAFILongtime Libyan leader
QADDAFIMuammar el-... of Libya
QADDAFILibyan strongman
QADDAFIDeposer of Idris I
QADDAFI"Wrong" way to spell a world leader's name in a New York Times crossword, according to a 1999 episode of "The West Wing"