Alaa Murabit

(Arabic: آلاء المرابط; born 26 October 1989) is a Libyan-Canadian physician who has been serving as director of global health advocacy and communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

[1] A Meritorious Service Cross recipient, Murabit has served as one of 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals Advocates appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and a UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment and Economic growth.

She is the co-founder of The Omnis Institute,[2] an independent non-profit organization that aims to work on critical global issues through the empowerment of emerging local leaders.

[3] In 2019 Murabit was selected as one of the Top 20 of the World's 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy alongside Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Melinda Gates, and Michelle Obama.

Murabit received her Medical Doctorate from Al Zawiya University in 2013 and a Masters in International Strategy and Diplomacy with Distinction from the London School of Economics in 2016.

She went on to receive a master's degree in International Strategy and Diplomacy with Distinction from the London School of Economics in 2016 with research focused on inclusive security[19] and securitization.

Working with a network of hundreds of community organizations throughout Libya, including Ayadina Charity in Benghazi, Mothers for Martyrs and The Southern Women's Forum, the campaign reached over 35 cities and communities, as far south as Ghat, Libya on the southern Libyan border, Tobruk and Bayda on the Eastern border and Nalut and Ghadames in the west.

"[25] In October 2015, Murabit was selected as the Civil Society Speaker for the 15th Anniversary Open Debate of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

[27][28][29] Since 2016, Murabit has been serving on the UN High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, chaired jointly by François Hollande of France and Jacob Zuma.

Alaa Murabit addresses the United Nations Security Council in October 2015