Laila Bugaighis
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CitizenshipLibya
AlmamaterBenghazi University
OccupationsPhysician, human rights activist
KnownforFounder of National Protection Against Violence Committee
Laila Taher Bugaighis | |
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| Arabic: ليلى بوقعيقيص | |
| Citizenship | Libya |
| Alma mater | Benghazi University |
| Occupations | Physician, human rights activist |
| Known for | Founder of National Protection Against Violence Committee |
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Laila Taher Bugaighis (Arabic: ليلى بوقعيقيص) is a Libyan physician and human rights activist.[1]
She is the CEO and former deputy director general of the Benghazi Medical Centre, one of only two tertiary care hospitals in Libya.[2][3] She is the founder and chair of the National Protection Against Violence Committee, a part of the National Transitional Council's Health Ministry. Bugaighis is also a member of the Scientific Committee for Reproductive Health of Libya, and co-founder of the political NGO Al Tawafuk Al Watani Democratic Organization.[3]