Mialy Rajoelina

Mialy Razakandisa Rajoelina, the eldest of three girls,^[2] was born in Antananarivo and was raised in a relatively affluent family. Her mother, Nicole Razakandisa, a Protestant (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, FJKM), who died in 2012, was a chemist by profession and owned a chemical products company.^[3] She holds a master's degree in finance and accounting management from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris.^[4] In 1994, Mialy met her future husband, Andry Rajoelina, at a high school in Antananarivo. The couple maintained a long-distance relationship for six years while Mialy completed her studies in Paris and Andry started his career as an entrepreneur. They reunited in Madagascar in 2000 and married later that year. Mialy and Andry have three children together: two sons named Arena (born in 2001) and Ilontsoa (born in 2005), and a daughter (born in 2007) named Ilona-Andrialy, Andrialy being a combination of their own names.^[5]

Mialy's marriage to Andry provided him with the opportunity to lead Doma Pub, a company owned by Mialy's family, where he ventured into the local advertising hoarding market and began his career as an entrepreneur.^[6] During the 2009 crisis in Madagascar, amidst safety concerns, most of Mialy's family relocated to France, including the couple's children.^[2] Mialy, who obtained French citizenship while studying in France, also faced safety concerns during this turbulent period.