Wafa Bughaighis is a Libyan diplomat, a peace and education activist with a particular concern on women as well as a chemical engineer.
She initially wanted to pursue her major in Nuclear Engineering, which was, however, banned by the U.S. government as a field of study for Libyan students in the 1980s.
[3] After obtaining her bachelor's degree, Bughaighis completed post graduate studies in Engineering Management and International Relations at George Washington University.
[5] Bughaighis started her professional life in 1988 at the Arabian Gulf Oil Company in Benghazi as a Chemical Engineering Specialist.
The same year, Bughaighis chaired and co-founded the United Nations recognized "Commission to Support Women's Participation in Decision Making".