| Laila Salim Musa bin Khalifa | |
| Native Name: | ليلى بن خليفة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Nationality: | Libyan |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1975 |
Laila Salim Musa bin Khalifa or simply Leila bin Khalifa (Arabic: ليلى بن خليفة; born 11 October 1975) is a Libyan journalist, human rights activist, and head of the National Movement Party.[1] [2]
Leila bin Khalifa was born on October 11, 1975, in the Libyan city of Zuwara.[3] She has earned a Master's degree in Business Administration in 2017, and a diploma in diplomatic and consular consulting in 2018.[2] Under Libyan electoral law, candidates are required to have a university degree from an accredited university.[4]
Laila bin Khalifa is a known activist and has history of campaigning for more women to enter the political life of Libya. As General Coordinator of the We Look 30 campaign, which was launched in 2018 to support and empower women, especially, the idea of quotas for women in elections.[5] [6]
She founded the National Movement Party (Arabic: حزب الحركة الوطنية) inspired by the 1940s Bashir El Saadawi movement[7] and the defunct National Congress Party.
See also: 2022 Libyan presidential election.
On 22 November 2021, as head of the National Movement Party, Leila bin Khalifa stated her intention to run for the presidency of Libya, submitting her candidacy file for the presidential elections.[2]
Bin Khalifa is the first-ever female presidential candidate in the history of the Libya after she submitted her papers to National Elections Commission.[1]
Her political platform has these goals:
Born in the city of Zuwara, Leila bin Khalifa has Amazigh origins.[7] Currently she lives in Tripoli, and she is married.[2]