Sihem Badi
Dr. Sihem Badi | |
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سهام بادي | |
 Dr. Badi in 2014 | |
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| Born | 1967 (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 |
| Occupation | Doctor, Politician |
Sihem Badi is a Tunisian politician. She served as the Minister of Women's Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]As of 2011[update], 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
[edit]- ^ CIA World Leaders
- ^ a b c d e Wiem Melki, Sihem Badi, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
- ^ a b Sihem Sioud, Sihem Badi : "Les craintes sur les droits des femmes ne sont pas fondées", Le Point, 1 March 2012
- ^ Sihem Badi : "Je veux que la femme soit présente dans les postes de décision", Le Monde, 8 March 2012
- ^ Tunisians protest against child rape, 25 March 2013
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