About Sihem Boughdiri
Born 1965. Sihem Boughdiri is a Tunisian official and politician.
Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia (Arabic: سهام بوغديري نمصية; born 1964 or 1965) is a Tunisian banker and politician. She was Minister of Finance in the Bouden Cabinet from October 2021 to 5 February 2025 when she was dismissed by President Kais Saied amid a severe financial crisis in the country.
On 17 October 2023 Kaïs Saïed asked Sihem Boughdiri to assume the portfolio of interim Minister of Economy and Planning following the dismissal of Samir Saïed from this position.
She refused to cover her head when she took the oath of office, breaking with tradition.
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Who is Sihem Boughdiri?
Tunisian senior civil servant and politician
When was Sihem Boughdiri born?
Sihem Boughdiri was born in 1965.
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Sihem Boughdiri is an official and politician.
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Sihem Boughdiri is Tunisian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sihem Boughdiri. https://biography.guide/sihem-boughdiri/
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