Meherzia Labidi Maïza

Meherzia Labidi Maïza (;17 December 1963 – 22 January 2021)

Labidi-Maïza married in 1986 and went to France with her husband, who is a telecommunications engineer, to study in the at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. She earned a master's degree in economics and translation and a post-graduate degree in English literature and theatre studies in 1992. She taught translation at the in St. Denis. She gave lectures on education in multicultural societies, women, religion and society. From 2006, she was chair of the Global Women of Faith Network. In 2012 Labidi-Maïza was described as the "most senior elected woman in the Middle East".

Labidi-Maïza organised the debates that gave birth to Tunisia's new constitution. She was proud of ensuring that women's rights were included in Article 45 of the constitution.

Labidi-Maïza was a French and a Tunisian citizen, daughter of a father of eight children who told them that they must all graduate before they could consider marriage. She was married and mother of two girls and a boy. In 2015, she was still a member of the Tunisian government and led its committee for women, family, children and the elderly.

International engagements Mehrezia Labidi-Maïza's involvement in international forums, conferences, or diplomatic initiatives related to equality, women's rights, and democracy was prevalent. he world justice project was an independent organization that works towards advancing the rules of law worldwide. Their event held in the Netherlands in 2013 had many global leaders gather at the World Justice Forum to advance the rule of law worldwide. This event was an occasion that Mehrézia Labidi-Maïza attended and played a role in fighting for equality and women's rights. Her international engagement was consistent that in 2012, she chaired many of the plenary sessions that led to the birth of Tunisia's new constitution. Lastly, Labidi-Maïza attended the high-level women leaders forum in Africa's transformation and the launch of the African Women Leaders Network, which was supported by UN Women. The Tunisian Minister of Women's Affairs, Sihem Badi claimed that she had not been suffering from COVID-19. Labidi-Maïza's body was repatriated to Tunisia on 23 January and was buried at Grombalia cemetery, Nabeul on 24 January.