Najla Bouden Romdhane

Tunisian engineer, academic and politician

Najla Bouden Romdhane (Arabic: نجلاء بودن رمضان; born 29 June 1958) is a Tunisian geologist, academic and politician. She was the Prime Minister of Tunisia from 29 September 2021 to 2 August 2023. She was the first female prime minister in the Arab world.[1] She was Minister for Higher Education in 2011.[2][3]

Najla Bouden Romadhane
نجلاء بودن رمضان
Prime Minister of Tunisia
In office
29 September 2021 – 2 August 2023
PresidentKais Saied
Preceded byHichem Mechichi
Succeeded byAhmed Hachani
Personal details
Born (1958-06-29) June 29, 1958 (age 66)
Kairouan, Tunisia
Political partyIndependent
EducationMines ParisTech

References

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  1. Salem, Mostafa (September 29, 2021). "Tunisia's president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  2. "Tunisie : Najla Bouden Romdhane chargée de former un nouveau gouvernement". France 24 (in French). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. "Tunisia's president names Bouden first woman PM, asks her to form govt". France 24. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-29.