Sihem Badi
Tunisian politician
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Sihem Badi is a Tunisian politician. She served as the Minister of Women's Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2][3]
Dr. Sihem Badi | |
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سهام بادي | |
Dr. Badi in 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Degache, Tunisia |
| Party | Congress for the Republic |
| Education | PhD in Medical Studies |
| Alma mater | Paris Diderot University Faculty of Medicine of Tunis |
| Occupation | Doctor, Politician |
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[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]