Sihem Badi

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Dr.
Sihem Badi
سهام بادي
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Dr. Badi in 2014
Personal details
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Degache, Tunisia
Political party Congress for the Republic
Education PhD in Medical Studies
Alma mater Paris Diderot University Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
OccupationDoctor, Politician

Sihem Badi is a Tunisian politician. She served as the Minister of Women's Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Sihem Badi was born on 12 June 1967, in Degache. [2] She received a PhD in Medical Studies from the University of Paris. [2]

Career

As of 2011, Badi was a member of the Congress for the Republic political party. [2] She was sentenced to two years in prison when she was a student activist at Faculty of Medicine of Tunis after she condemned former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, whereupon she went to France in exile between 1992 and 2008. [3]

On 20 December 2011, she joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Women's Affairs. [2] She has said she would like to see more women in leadership positions. [4]

On 25 March 2013, protesters congregated to demand Badi's resignation after she blamed a nursery caretaker's rape of a three-year-old girl on the girl's family. [5]

References

  1. ↑ CIA World Leaders
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wiem Melki, Sihem Badi, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
  3. 1 2 Sihem Sioud, Sihem Badi : "Les craintes sur les droits des femmes ne sont pas fondées", Le Point , 1 March 2012
  4. ↑ Sihem Badi : "Je veux que la femme soit présente dans les postes de décision", Le Monde , 8 March 2012
  5. ↑ Tunisians protest against child rape, 25 March 2013
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