Quick Facts
| Intro | Tunisian politician | ||
| Is | Politician | ||
| From | Tunisia | ||
| Field | Politics | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 12 June 1967, Degache, Tunisia | ||
| Age | 54 years | ||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||
| Residence | Tunisia, Tunisia | ||
| Politics | Congress for the Republic | ||
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Biography
Sihem Badi is a Tunisian politician. She serves as the Minister of Women's Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.
Biography
Early life
Sihem Badi was born on June 12, 1967 in Tozeur. She received a PhD in Medical Studies from the University of Paris.
Politics
She is a member of the Congress for the Republic political party. In 1992, she was sentenced to two years in prison after she condemned former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and she went to France in exile.
On December 20, 2011, she joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Women's Affairs. She has said she would like to see more women in leadership positions.
Controversy
On 25 March 2013, protesters congregated to demand Badi's resignation after she blamed a nursery caretaker's rape of a three-year-old girl on the girl's family.
