Néziha Zarrouk

Néziha Zarrouk, also Naziha, (born 12 December 1946) is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who was a government minister from 1995 to 2002 under Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. In 1998, she was able to report on improvements in women's health and women's rights to the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on "Women and Health" which she hosted in Tunis. From 2003 to 2005, Zarrouk served as Tunisia's ambassador to Lebanon. In May 2019, she became a member of the Tahya Tounes party.

Biography Born on 12 December 1946 in Jemmal near Monastir, Néziha Zarrouk earned a master's degree in Arabic, allowing her to teach Arabic language and literature in the secondary schools of Tunis. Responding to Ben Ali's call for support after he became president on 7 November 1987, she joined the Democratic Constitutional Rally (RDC). She held this position until September 2002. In 2003, she was appointed Tunisia's ambassador to Lebanon until 2005.

Together with her brother Mohamed Sahbi Basli, in May 2019 she joined the Tahya Tounes party.