Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry Explained

Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry
Caption:	Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry
Order:	10th First Lady of Suriname
Term Start:	19 July 2020
President:	Chan Santokhi
Predecessor:	Ingrid Waldring and Ingrid Figueira divorce in 2019
Birth Name:	Mellisa Seenacherry
Birth Date:	27 October 1980^[1]
Birth Place:	Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
Nationality:	Surinamese
Party:	Progressive Reform Party

Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry (née Seenacherry; Sarnami: मेलिसा संतोखी-सनिचारी; in Hindi pronounced as /meːlisɑː sⁿt̪oːkʰiː-sənicɑːriː/; born 27 October 1980) is a Surinamese lawyer, who is currently the First Lady of Suriname.^[2]

Personal life

Seenacherry studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.^[3] Seenacherry became First Lady of Suriname when her long-term partner, Chan Santokhi became president on 13 July 2020 after winning the 2020 Surinamese general election. ^[4]

External links

• Interview with DesiYUP

Notes and References

1. News: Familie Nieuws . Video – In gesprek met Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry . 2 October 2020. 13 July 2022. nl.
2. Web site: Starnieuws - President Santokhi en partner Mellisa trouwen vandaag. 2021-01-11. www.starnieuws.com.
3. cite web|work=Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network |url=http://www.sclan.org/donator/mrs-mellisa-santokhi-seenacherry-suriname |title=Mrs. Mellisa Santokhi – Seenacherry Suriname |access-date=27 July 2022
4. News: Kurmanaev. Anatoly. Boerboom. Harmen. 2020-07-13. Suriname Elects a New President, Ending Bouterse’s Long Rule. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-11. 0362-4331.