Sihem Boughdiri Explained

Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia (Arabic: سهام بوغديري نمصية) is a Tunisian banker and politician. She has been Minister of Finance in the Bouden Cabinet in August 2021.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

She refused to cover her head when she took the oath of office, breaking with tradition.^[4]

Notes and References

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