Aguila Saleh Issa ( ar, عقيلة صالح عيسى; born January 11, 1944) is a

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

n jurist and politician who is the Speaker of the Libyan

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

since 5 August 2014. He is also a representative of the town of

Al Qubbah Al Qubbah or El Gubba ( ar, القبة) is a town in eastern Libya. Once capital of Quba District. It is the largest populated place between Derna, and Bayda. History It was named after Giovanni Berta during the Italian colonial times. Note ...

, in the east of the country.

Biography

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

2014 Libyan Parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Libya on 25 June 2014 for the House of Representatives. Whilst all candidates ran as independents, the elections saw nationalist and liberal factions win the majority of seats, with Islamist groups being red ...

, Aguila Saleh Issa was elected as parliament speaker, but was forced to flee to

Tobruk Tobruk or Tobruck (; grc, Ἀντίπυργος, ''Antipyrgos''; la, Antipyrgus; it, Tobruch; ar, طبرق, Tubruq ''Ṭubruq''; also transliterated as ''Tobruch'' and ''Tubruk'') is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near th ...

along with the rest of the

Libyan House of Representatives The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ( ar, مجلس النواب, translit=Majlis al-Nuwaab, translation=Council of Deputies) is the legislature of Libya resulting from the 2014 Libyan parliamentary election, which had an 18% turnout. I ...

after Tripoli was seized by militias. On February 20, 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 The al Qubbah bombings occurred in Al Qubbah, Libya on February 20, 2015. Events Operatives loyal to the Islamic State group detonated three bombs in al-Qubbah, targeting a petrol station, a police station, and the home of President of the Liby ...

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

References

1944 births Heads of state of Libya Living people People from Derna District Members of the House of Representatives (Libya) {{Libya-bio-stub