14 Notable alumni of University of Benghazi
Updated: May 04, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Benghazi is ranked #4,002 in the world and #1 in Libya by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from University of Benghazi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Benghazi won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Abdul Rahman Habil
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
politician
Abdurrahman Habil, PhD, (Arabic (عبد الرحمن هابيل;) is a lawyer and Libyan politician. He was named Minister of Culture and Civil Society on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib.
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2. Ehtuish Ehtuish
1953-. (aged 73)
surgeon
politician
Ehtuish Farag Ehtuish is a Libyan surgeon, professor of surgery, and politician. He served as the minister of health from 1989 to 2000 and was among the first team to develop the laparoscopic surgery hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery and organ transplant in Libya.
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3. Muhammad Layas
diplomat
banker
Mohammed H. Layas is a prominent Libyan politician and investment banker.
4. Aguila Saleh Issa
1944-. (aged 82)
jurist
politician
Aguila Saleh Issa Gueider is a Libyan jurist and politician who is the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives since 2014. He therefore served as the head of state of Libya from 2014 to 2021 under the Tobruk-based second Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Theni, which, from its formation in 2014 to the formation of the Tripoli-based Cabinet of...
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5. Haris Silajdžić
1945-. (aged 81)
historian
politician
university teacher
Haris Silajdžić is a Bosnian politician and academic who served as the 5th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2010. He was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1993 to 1996, and previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1993. He is Bosnia and Herzegovina's longest-serving...
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6. Mohammed Magariaf
1940-. (aged 86)
writer
economist
diplomat
politician
Mohammed Yousef el-Magariaf or, as he writes on his official website, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf (Arabic: محمد يوسف المقريف; born 9 May 1940) is a Libyan politician who served as the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013. In this role he was effectively Libya's de facto...
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7. Najla Mangoush
1973-. (aged 53)
minister
lawyer
politician
Najla Mohammed El Mangoush is a Libyan diplomat and lawyer. She was Libya's foreign minister in Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh's government from 15 March 2021 until her dismissal on 28 August 2023. El Mangoush has been Libya's first and only female foreign minister, and the fifth woman to hold the position of a foreign minister in the Arab World.
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8. Shukri Ghanem
1942-2012 (aged 70)
politician
Shukri Mohammed Ghanem was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (prime minister) from June 2003 until March 2006 when, in the first major government reshuffle in over a decade, he was replaced by his deputy, Baghdadi Mahmudi. Ghanem subsequently served as the Minister of Oil until 2011. On 29 April 2012,...
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9. Abu Bakr Baira
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Abu Bakr Mustaffa Baira is a Libyan politician who was the Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives (also known as the Libyan House of Representatives-HoR Arabic: مجلس النواب) of Libya, a role he held as the oldest member of Libya's legislature until Aguila Saleh Issa was appointed permanent chair.
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10. Salwa Bughaighis
1963-2014 (aged 51)
lawyer
prosecutor
Salwa Bugaighis was a Libyan human rights and political activist. She was assassinated in Benghazi, Libya on 25 June 2014.
11. Fatima Hamroush
1959-. (aged 67)
singer
physician
Fatima Hamroush is an ophthalmologist and Libyan politician.
12. Wafa Albueise
1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer
writer
Wafa Albueise is a Libyan lawyer and writer.
13. Ali Aujali
1944-. (aged 82)
diplomat
politician
Ali Suleiman Aujali is a Libyan diplomat who formerly served successively as Libya's ambassador to Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. He served as ambassador under the Gaddafi regime, as well as the governments of the National Transitional Council, and the General National Congress. He declined the post of foreign minister under Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in the government...
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14. Anwar Fituri
1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat
engineer
politician
Anwar Elfeitori is a Libyan Telecommunications Engineer born on 1964 in Benghazi, Libya. Elfeitori served as the minister for Transportation and Communication on the executive office of the National Transitional Council, from 10 May 2011 to 22 November 2011. He was named Minister for Communications and Information Technology on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib.
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