Bugaighis studied medicine at
Benghazi University. Also a
women's rights activist, Bugaighis advocated against implementing a quota on the participation of women in
Libyan politics, believing it would "reduce the chances of the right qualified women getting seats in parliament". She has called for greater legal protection of victims of
domestic violence, access to abortion in cases of rape, and reform of the country's
family law. She is the sister of
Wafa Bughaighis, the Libyan ambassador to the United States. Her cousin was
Salwa Bughaighis, a Libyan human rights activist who was assassinated in 2014. ==Honours==