Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia (Arabic: سهام بوغديري نمصية ; born 1964 or 1965) is a Tunisian banker and politician. She has been Minister of Finance in the Bouden Cabinet in October 2021.[2][3]

Sihem Boughdiri
Minister of Economy and Finance
Assumed office
11 October 2021
PresidentKais Saied
Prime Minister
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
Tunisia
Political partyIndependent

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.[4]

She refused to cover her head when she took the oath of office, breaking with tradition.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Qui est Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, nouvelle ministre ministre des Finances". Leaders (in French). 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ "Qui est Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, nouvelle ministre des Finances". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ Brown, Erin Clare (2021-08-03). "Tunisia's president appoints tax chief as interim finance minister". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  4. ^ "En Tunisie, Kaïs Saïed limoge le ministre de l'Économie". Jeune Afrique (in French). 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. ^ "Féminisme. Une ministre tunisienne refuse de se couvrir la tête pour prêter serment". Courrier international (in French). 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-11.