Aguila Saleh Issa

He is also a representative of the town of Al Qubbah, in the east of the country.

Aguila Saleh Issa
عقيلة صالح عيسى
Saleh in 2020
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Libya
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 August 2014*
Preceded by	Abu Bakr Baira (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-11) 11 January 1944 (age 80) Al Qubbah, Libya
Political party	Independent
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*Issa's term was disputed as head of state by Nouri Abusahmain until 30 March 2016, then by Fayez al-Sarraj from 30 March 2016 to 15 March 2021.

Aguila Saleh Issa was born on January 11, 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.

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, 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 20, 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.