Abu Bakr Baira

Abu Bakr Baira
أبوبكر بعيرة
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Libya
Acting
In office
4 August 2014  5 August 2014*
Prime MinisterAbdullah al-Theni
Preceded byNouri Abusahmain (As President of the General National Congress)
Succeeded byAguila Saleh Issa
Personal details
Born (1941-07-21) July 21, 1941
Cyrenaica, Libya
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Benghazi
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Missouri, Columbia
*Baira's position as head of state was disputed by Nouri Abusahmain

Abu Bakr Mustaffa Baira (Arabic: أبوبكر مصطفى بعيرة) (born July 21, 1941) 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.