Laila Ali Abdulla (Dhivehi: ލައިލާ އަލީ އަބްދުالله; born 13 August 1965) is a Maldivian activist who served as the First Lady of the Maldives from 11 November 2008 until 7 February 2012.

On 24 March 2015 Ms. Ali Abdulla held a press conference in which she asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in her husband's case so that he can be released from jail.

In a phone interview with the media she said, "I do not know what it will take PM Modi to do it but my wish is that India helps in ensuring that my husband is freed unconditionally and that representative democracy is restored.

How India does it is for the PM to decide",[3] On 30 June 2015, Abdulla held a Press Club Newsmaker urging for her husband's release, stating that he was under solitary confinement throughout his detention.

On 23 January 2016, Ali Abdulla accompanied her husband and his lawyer, Amal Clooney, to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss Mr. Nasheed's case.