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Sihem Boughdiri

Sihem Boughdiri

Tunisian female politician and finance minister


Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia (Arabic: سهام بوغديري نمصية ) is a Tunisian banker and politician. She has been Minister of Finance in the Bouden Cabinet in August 2021.[1][2]

On 17 October 2023 Kaïs Saïed asked Sihem Boughdiri to assume the portfolio of interim Minister of Economy and Planning following the dismissal of Samir Saïed from this position.[3]

She refused to cover her head when she took the oath of office, breaking with tradition.[4]


References

  1. "Qui est Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, nouvelle ministre des Finances". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. Brown, Erin Clare (2021-08-03). "Tunisia's president appoints tax chief as interim finance minister". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  3. "En Tunisie, Kaïs Saïed limoge le ministre de l'Économie". Jeune Afrique (in French). 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. "Féminisme. Une ministre tunisienne refuse de se couvrir la tête pour prêter serment". Courrier international (in French). 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-11.



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