Dur Gejjen Dur Gejjen was a Human male from Corellia and a politician at the time of the Second Galactic Civil War . Starting out in politics at a young age , he organized a coalition of Corellian political parties who opposed Corellian President Thrackan Sal - Solo , and drew up plans for a " coup " against Sal - Solo . This plan was made a reality with the help of Corellian ex - smuggler Han Solo and his wife , former New Republic Chief of State Leia Organa Solo . Gejjen then opportunistically filled the ensuing power void , becoming Corellian president , and quickly expanding his grip to include all five worlds of the Corellian system . With Sal - Solo gone , Gejjen turned his attention to expelling the Galactic Alliance presence in the Corellian system . As part of this plan , Gejjen tried to overthrow Hapan Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo , an ally of the Galactic Alliance , by supporting a rebel group known as the Heritage Council . When that plot failed , he tried to assassinate war hero Wedge Antilles , due to an attempt by Antilles to resign from the Corellian military ; his plan failed . All the while , Gejjen was garnering enemies in high places , most importantly Galactic Alliance Guard commander and Jedi Knight Jacen Solo . Eventually , Solo ordered his apprentice , Ben Skywalker , to assassinate Gejjen . The plan was carried out in the guise of negotiations between Gejjen and Galactic Alliance Chief of State Cal Omas on the planet Vulpter ; once the talks concluded , Gejjen was shot and killed by Skywalker . Biography . Coup . Dur Gejjen was born on the Core world of Corellia in 15 ABY , the son of Corellian politician Nov Gejjen . Gejjen entered politics at an early age , becoming an elected representative of the Democratic Alliance political party in his early twenties . Gejjen served as one of Corellian Head of State Thrackan Sal - Solo ' s closest advisors , but struggled to gain a voice for himself and his party . In 40 ABY , Thrackan Sal - Solo , seeking to remove Galactic Alliance presence on Corellia , activated the ancient superweapon known as Centerpoint Station . Learning of Sal - Solo ' s plans , Jedi Knight Jacen Solo and his apprentice , Ben Skywalker , sneaked onto the station and disabled it . Seeking vengeance , Sal - Solo put a bounty on the heads of Solo ' s parents , ex - smuggler Han Solo and his wife , former New Republic Chief of State Leia Organa Solo , who was also an acquaintance of Gejjen ' s father Nov . Concerned for the Solos ' lives , Gejjen contacted them , and arranged a meeting at a Coronet tapcafe . Upon first meeting , Han Solo was apprehensive and even threatening towards the then - twenty - five year old , but was pacified after Leia recognized Gejjen as her old friend ' s son . Immediately , Gejjen revealed plans for a coup against the unpopular Sal - Solo . Fearing that they would be overheard in a public place like the tapcafe , Organa Solo led Gejjen and her husband to a more private place , a local women ' s fashion shop . There , Gejjen described his plans in greater detail and took his leave , promising that he would warn the Solos when he discovered which bounty hunter took the bounty on them . Meanwhile , events involving the Solo family escalated . Jacen Solo took charge of a newly formed secret police organization , the Galactic Alliance Guard . The Guard began imprisoning , and in some cases , torturing Corellians residing on the Galactic Alliance capital , Coruscant . In retaliation , Thrackan Sal - Solo declared Han and Leia Solo official enemies of Corellia and ordered their arrest . The two Solos soon arrived at Gejjen ' s house unannounced , now realizing the threat of Sal - Solo , and considering Gejjen ' s idea of a coup . Gejjen told the Solos that his political party , the Democratic Alliance , who were noted opponents of Sal - Solo , supported his idea of a coup to remove their political adversary . He also told them that once Sal - Solo was neutralized , the Democratic Alliance , along with their allies , the Corellian Liberal Front and the Centerpoint Party would unite to form an emergency stand - in government . Soon , Han and Leia Solo departed again , asking Gejjen to feed information of Sal - Solo ' s location for the time being . As an insurance policy to ensure that Sal - Solo was killed , Gejjen hired the famous Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett to assassinate the Corellian president . The plan was carried out and Sal - Solo was killed . Gejjen paid promptly , making his hired guns one million credits richer . Following the coup , Gejjen immediately began maneuvering himself and his allies into positions of power to fill the vacuum left by the death of Sal - Solo . In an interview with the HoloNet , he pushed the idea of a coalition government , with his Democratic Alliance joining the Corellian Liberal Front and the Centerpoint Party . He also pitched this idea to Deputy President Vol Barad . The coalition cabinet idea was well - received and passed , with Dur Gejjen leading the group to become Chief of State of the new Corellian government . In charge . With his plans of a coup realized and Gejjen presiding over Corellia , he quickly asserted his control over the entire system . Gejjen abolished the position of the President of Five Worlds , which was only created by Thrackan Sal - Solo so he could hold a greater dominion over the system . Gejjen soon seized an opportunity for greater power by arranging to have himself named Prime Minister of the Five Worlds , a government that encompassed all five planets of the Corellian system . Gejjen was assisted in his ascension by two others : Minister of Intelligence Gavele Lemora and Minister of Defense Rorf Willems . To try and rein in the Corellians , the Galactic Alliance placed a blockade on the world of Corellia . After the coup , the three came on board the " Thrackan Sal - Solo " , a Corellian Dreadnaught that served as the flagship in the Corellian fleet . When Han and Leia Solo , who were also on board , asked him why he was on the Dreadnaught , Gejjen at first claimed to be simply on an inspection , but then dropped a bombshell : the Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium , former Jedi Tenel Ka Djo , had agreed to meet with a Corellian delegation . The news was quite surprising to the Solos , since Tenel Ka and her Hapan subjects were strong supporters of the Galactic Alliance , and had assigned two Hapan fleets to Alliance command . However , according to Corellian intelligence , Tenel Ka ' s fervent support of the Galactic Alliance was straining her relationship with the Hapan nobles , so she was willing to talk with the Five Worlds . Gejjen decided to send the Solos , who were trusted friends of the Queen Mother , to negotiate with her . In reality , it was to be a diversion while the Five Worlds launched an attack on the Galactic Alliance - controlled Hapan fleets . Han and Leia Solo traveled to the Hapes Consortium in the " Millennium Falcon " , and soon , a fight broke out in Tenel Ka ' s palace . The Solos skirmished with Hapan agents who were trying to assassinate Tenel Ka and her daughter , the Chume ' da Allana . Nevertheless , Tenel Ka and her daughter survived , and soon another attack was launched . Gejjen and the Five Worlds backed a group of Hapan nobles called the Heritage Council , who were bent on removing Tenel Ka from power and installing their leader , the Ducha AlGray , as Queen Mother . They launched a full - scale battle , hoping to kill the reigning Queen Mother . Since the Queen Mother was a strong Galactic Alliance supporter , Galactic Alliance forces were there in full effect , led by Jacen Solo in his personal " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Anakin Solo " . The Heritage Council and their Corellian backers were defeated in the Battle of Hapes , and Gejjen ' s plans of stopping the Hapan support of the Galactic Alliance were foiled . New enemies . Following the Battle of Hapes , Gejjen sent Wedge Antilles , a Rebel Alliance hero , former Rogue Squadron pilot , and ex - Galactic Alliance commander to represent the Five Worlds in a discussion with Jacen Solo . Solo extended the hand of peace toward the Corellians , offering them readmission into the Galactic Alliance without incident . Antilles returned to Gejjen , who was accompanied by some of the most prominent politicians of the Corellian sector : Sadras Koyan , the Chief of State of the Five Worlds planet Tralus , Willems , Lemora , and Minister of Justice Denjax Teppler . Antilles told Gejjen of Solo ' s offer , and admitted that he could have stopped the Galactic Alliance blockade , which was now causing great suffering and supply shortages on Corellia . Angered by Antilles ' failure to prevent the blockade , he demoted Antilles from his position as Five Worlds military commander , appointing Admiral Genna Delpin in his place . Gejjen was not willing to lose Antilles ' military experience however , and asked him to join Delpin ' s staff . Antilles refused , and after a short argument , Gejjen stated that he was firing Wedge Antilles , but instead , the general decided to quit . As a condition of Antilles ' firing , Gejjen threw a banquet and a going - away party for the outgoing Antilles . However , Gejjen , who viewed Antilles as a traitor to the Five Worlds , had CorSec agents placed and ready to kill the departing war hero after the banquet . Following the ceremony , which was also attended by Delpin , Antilles and Gejjen departed together . As the two departed , Antilles surprised Gejjen with news that his daughter , Myri Antilles , having recently graduated from school and almost sure to work for Corellian Intelligence , was considering forgoing her service and working for the Galactic Alliance Intelligence Service . Gejjen was surprised and angered , and soon , the assassins struck , pouring a hail of blaster bolts toward Antilles . Unfortunately for Gejjen , Antilles ' life was saved by his wife , former New Republic Intelligence agent Iella Wessiri Antilles , Jedi Master Corran Horn , and his daughter Myri . In retaliation , Gejjen ordered the arrest of Wedge and Iella Antilles , along with Horn . After the Antilles incident , Minister of Justice Denjax Teppler , a political ally of Dur Gejjen , met with Han and Leia Solo . Teppler disclosed that it was Gejjen who masterminded the assassination attempt on the life of Tenel Ka Djo . Although the Solos had previously been suspicious of Gejjen , they now , once and for all , considered him an enemy . Assassination on Vulpter . Through Teppler ' s discussion with the Solos , the Galactic Alliance finally had evidence that Gejjen was behind the assassination attempt on the Hapan Queen Mother . Jacen Solo , in control of the Galactic Alliance Guard , finally had what he wanted — ample grounds for Gejjen ' s assassination . Solo , a Jedi Knight , assigned Ben Skywalker , his apprentice , to perform the deed . Around that time , Gejjen decided to negotiate with Galactic Alliance Chief of State Cal Omas on the Deep Core planet of Vulpter . Although Omas was coming under the banner of peace , calling for an end to the escalating conflict between the Corellia - aligned worlds and those in favor of the Galactic Alliance , Gejjen was aiming to make a power grab by using the ensuing peace to launch an invasion of the Galactic Alliance capital , Coruscant , when they least expected it . Solo , learning of the negotiations , formulated a plan ; he would send Skywalker to Vulpter with a GAG team and a Karpaki Fifty slugthrower rifle . There , Skywalker and his team would lie in wait , and assassinate Gejjen once the talks with Omas had concluded . In the meantime , Solo staged a coup , taking over the position of Galactic Alliance Chief of State as a duumvirate with Mon Calamari Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet Admiral Cha Niathal . Omas , who was on his way to Vulpter at the time , was not able to prevent it . Gejjen , eager to end the conflict and ultimately claim victory over the Galactic Alliance , rescheduled all of his engagements for the day of the meeting , confirming his attendance of the Vulpter negotiation . Gejjen ' s plan was to get the support of the Bothans once the Galactic Alliance backed off and a ceasefire was settled , and then launch a surprise attack on the Galactic Alliance . Gejjen came to the meeting in his personal shuttle , and immediately demanded to Omas that Solo and Niathal be assassinated , removing them from their positions in the Galactic Alliance . The negotiations concluded with no real changes or agreements made . Soon after Gejjen stepped through the doors of the building where he talked with Omas into the busy Vulpter starport , Skywalker shot Gejjen in the back of the head , killing him . Legacy . After the death of Dur Gejjen , a fight with Vulpter starport security forces claimed the life of GAG lieutenant Jori Lekauf , an accomplice of Skywalker ' s , who claimed to be a Corellian extremist before he died in order to sow misinformation regarding GAG involvement . Skywalker escaped along with GAG captain Lon Shevu back to the Galactic Alliance capital of Coruscant . The death of a prominent politician such as Gejjen was a widely reported news story , being reported as far out as the Outer Rim world of Mandalore . Lekauf ' s ploy was largely successful , as many theories were spun regarding Gejjen ' s death , among which the possibility that the killer was a Corellian extremist featured prominently . Ultimately , several Corellian extremist groups claimed responsibility for Gejjen ' s death , and the identity of Skywalker as the killer was never discovered . The political scene on Corellia , deprived of one of its foremost leaders , was thrown into dire straits . Since Corellian politicians were wary of taking Gejjen ' s former position due to several assassinations , it took some time to find a new Head of State . Gejjen was eventually replaced by his former colleague Sadras Koyan , following the brief rule of a triumvirate of three Democratic Alliance officials . Personality and traits . As a political opponent of Thrackan Sal - Solo ' s regime , Gejjen was fiercely against what Sal - Solo stood for . His opposition soon turned to ideas of overthrowing Sal - Solo , and decided to assassinate the Corellian President . Secretly , he messaged the Solos , hoping they would aid him in his planned " coup " . His secretive , soft - spoken , and vague persona at the first meeting between him and the Solos angered Han , who responded by threatening the young politician . Gejjen did not panic however , and after Solo was pacified by his wife , set up the " coup " to overthrow Sal - Solo . To ensure that the assassination took place as planned , he hired Boba Fett as a backup plan , who was accompanied by his granddaughter , Mirta Gev . Once the hit took place and Sal - Solo was finally killed , Gejjen was grateful for the services performed , and paid the killers quickly . Once Gejjen was appointed new President of Corellia , he displayed greater ambition , quickly consolidating his power and assuming control of the Five Worlds government . Gejjen also appointed friends and allies to important positions . He turned his attention to expelling Galactic Alliance presence in the Corellian system , and began his support of the Heritage Council , who was planning to overthrow Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo . He then turned on his former allies , the Solos , sending them into a perilous situation on Hapes hoping to be rid of them , for they were personal friends of Djo . When the Heritage Council sprung their trap at Hapes , Gejjen continued secretly supporting them , lending Confederation forces to the rebel force . However , they failed , and it was back to the proverbial drawing board for Gejjen . Gejjen was very hard on his subordinates and Corellian officers when he had judged that the person in question had failed him , going so far as to attempt to fire military veteran Wedge Antilles after failed negotiations with Jacen Solo . However , Gejjen valued Antilles ' tactical expertise , and refused to let Antilles go , offering him a lower echelon position . When Antilles refused , Gejjen was irate , and decided to throw a banquet and a send - off party for Antilles ' retirement , and assassinate him after his own celebration . Yet again , his plans for an assassination failed , with Antilles being rescued by Corellian Jedi Corran Horn , Antilles ' wife Iella , and Antilles ' daughter Myri . In retaliation , Gejjen added them as Corellian enemies of state . Gejjen was apt and adept at spinning any confrontation with his Galactic Alliance enemies as a major victory for the Corellian cause , helping to keep morale high within the Corellian system . When the Galactic Alliance ' s ruse struck and Cal Omas was sent to Vulpter , purportedly to negotiate an agreement between the Confederation and the Galactic Alliance , Gejjen was eager to claim victory , and cleared his schedule in preparation for Omas ' arrival . The meetings made no progress , but that was all moot when Gejjen was assassinated by Ben Skywalker , an agent of the Galactic Alliance . Behind the scenes . Dur Gejjen first appeared in Karen Traviss ' novel " " , the second book in the nine - book Legacy era series " Legacy of the Force " . He was featured over the next several books as well ; Troy Denning ' s " " , and Aaron Allston ' s " " , before being killed off in Traviss ' " " . The character of Dur Gejjen serves as the leader of the Corellian coalition , and the antithesis of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Cal Omas .