Aguila Saleh Issa Explained

Aguila Saleh Issa
Office:Speaker of the House of Representatives of Libya
Term Start:5 August 2014*
Birth Date:1944 1, df=y
Birth Place:Al Qubbah, Libya
Party:Independent
Signature:Aguila Saleh Issa signature.svg
Native Name Lang:ar

Aguila Saleh Issa Gueider[1] (Arabic: عقيلة صالح عيسى اقويدر; born January 11, 1944[2]) is a Libyan jurist and politician who is the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives since 5 August 2014. He is also a representative of the town of Al Qubbah, in the east of the country.[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Aguila Saleh Issa was born on 11 January 1944, in the town of Al Qubbah, Libya.

Following the 2014 Libyan parliamentary election, Aguila Saleh Issa was elected as Parliament Speaker but was forced to flee to Tobruk along with the rest of the Libyan House of Representatives after Tripoli was seized by militias.[6]

On 20 February 2015, Aguila Saleh Issa's residence was the target of bombing by ISIL militants in the town of Al Qubbah. In what became known as Al Qubbah bombings, bombs also targeted a petrol station and a police station. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Libya since the end of the 2011 Civil War, resulting in a total of at least 40 people killed, although it was not clear how many died in the attack on his residence. ISIL said that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the 2015 Egyptian military intervention in Libya.[7]

On 20 September 2021, Aguila Saleh Issa announced his intention to temporarily withdraw from parliament in order to run as a candidate for president in the 2021 Libyan general election.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 November 2021 . حفتر والدبيبة والنايض أبرزهم.. قبول أوراق 73 مرشحا بانتخابات الرئاسة الليبية . ar . youm7 . 9 November 2023.
  2. News: CV of House of Representatives president Ageela Issa. 7 August 2014. Libya Herald. 5 August 2014.
  3. News: Ageela Issa elected as president of House of Representatives. 6 August 2014. Libya Herald. 5 August 2014.
  4. News: Jurist elected Libya parliament speaker. 6 August 2014. Middle East Online. 5 August 2014. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808065639/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=67441. dead.
  5. News: New Parliament Elects East Libya Jurist As Speaker. 6 August 2014. Haberler. 5 August 2014.
  6. Web site: Key players of the Libya crisis. alaraby. en. 2019-09-21.
  7. Web site: Libya violence: Islamic State attack 'kills 40' in al-Qubbah . BBC . 20 February 2015 . 21 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Filseth. Trevor. 2021-11-18. Libyan Parliament Speaker Enters Presidential Race. 2021-11-22. The National Interest. en.