Najla Bouden named as Tunisia’s first woman PM

Tunisia’s President on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country’s first ever woman Prime Ministerdesignate, to form a government with limited executive clout.
President Kais Saied, on July 25, sacked the government of Hichem Mechichi, suspended Parliament, lifted MPs’ immunity and took over the judiciary.
Najla Bouden is a geology professor at the National School of Engineers in the capital Tunis.
Earlier she was assigned by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to implement programmes with the World Bank.

About Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Tunisian Republic, is the northernmost country in Africa.
It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa
It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east
Capital: Tunis
Currency: Tunisian dinar