Aguila Saleh Issa
Aguila Saleh Issa عقيلة صالح عيسى | |
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| President of the Council of Deputies of Libya | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah al-Thani |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakr Baira (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) Al Qubbah, Libya |
| Political party | Independent |
Aguila Saleh Issa (Arabic : عقيلة صالح عيسى; born 1944[1]) is a Libyan jurist and politician who has been President of the Libyan Council of Deputies since 5 August 2014. He is also a representative of the town of Al Qubbah, in the east of the country.[2][3][4]
On February 20, 2015 Aguila Saleh Issa's residence was target of bombing by ISIL militants in the town of Al Qubbah. What became known as Al Qubbah bombings, bombs also targeted a petrol station and a police station as well. It was one of the deadliest attack in Libya since the end of the 2011 civil war rsulting in a total of at least 40 people although it was not clear how many died on the attack on his residence. ISIL said that the attacks were carried out in retaliation to the 2015 2015 Egyptian military intervention in LibyaEgyptian military intervention in Libya[5] Six Egyptians were identified among the fatalities in the attacks, and their bodies have been repatriated to Egypt via the Sallum border crossing.[6][7]
References
- ^ "CV of House of Representatives president Ageela Issa". Libya Herald. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Ageela Issa elected as president of House of Representatives". Libya Herald. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Jurist elected Libya parliament speaker". Middle East Online. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "New Parliament Elects East Libya Jurist As Speaker". Haberler. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Libya violence: Islamic State attack 'kills 40' in al-Qubbah". BBC. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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