Wided Bouchamaoui

Wided Bouchamaoui, also transcribed Ouided Bouchamaoui, (; born 1961) is a Tunisian businesswoman who since 2011 has been leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). From 2013, she led the organization in its participation in the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which resulted in the organization being awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. The French news magazine Jeune Afrique has identified her as one of the Top 25 Business Women in Africa.

Following the Tunisian revolution in 2011, Bouchamaoui became leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), an employers union. The group was disestablished in December 2014 after the 2014 Tunisian parliamentary election took place in October.

The Quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011". Along with other leaders of the Quartet, Houcine Abassi, Mohammed Fadhel Mafoudh and Abdessatar Ben Moussa, Bouchamaoui traveled to Oslo to collect the Nobel Prize on December 10, 2015. Bouchamaoui emphasized the collaborative nature of the group's activities, and the importance of encouraging people: "We are here to give hope to young people in Tunisia, that if we believe in our country, we can succeed." The committee's decision has been described as "rewarding hope rather than a finished product". G8 Deauville Partnership Women in Business Award (2013) Oslo Business for Peace Award (2014) Golden Aegis of the Arab Organization of Civil Liberty (2015) Grand Officer of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (2015) Commander of the Legion of Honour of France (2015) Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award (2016) Honorary Degree from Paris Dauphine University (2017) International Award of Excellence "Farmasi" (2018)