Chadlia Saïda Farhat Essebsi (Arabic: شاذلية سعيدة فرحات السبسي; 1 August 1937 – 15 September 2019) was the First Lady of Tunisia (2014–2019) as the wife of President Beji Caid Essebsi.[1][2] She was Tunisia's fifth first lady, as well as the second, following the Tunisian Revolution.[1]
Chadlia Farhat Essebsi | |
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 Chadlia Saïda Farhat during the 1950s | |
| First Lady of Tunisia | |
| In office 31 December 2014 – 25 July 2019 | |
| President | Beji Caid Essebsi |
| Preceded by | Béatrix Marzouki |
| Succeeded by | Siren Ennaceur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chadlia Saïda Farhat 1 August 1937 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Died | 15 September 2019 (aged 82) Tunis, Tunisia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
editFarhat was born on 1 August, 1936.[1] She married Beji Caid Essebsi, a lawyer and politician eleven years her senior, on 8 February, 1958.[3] The couple had four children: two daughters- Amel and Salwa, and two sons- Mohamed Hafedh and Khélil.[1]
Farhat Essebsi became First Lady of Tunisia on 31 December, 2014 upon the inauguration of her husband as president. She reportedly disliked the idea of moving to Carthage Palace, the official Presidential Palace, as it was at a distance from her family.[1] As first lady, she assumed a higher profile, both in public and behind-the-scenes, than her immediate predecessor, first lady Béatrix Marzouki.[2][4][5]
Death
editFarhat Essebsi died of a heart attack on 15 September, 2019, aged 83, less than two months after her husband, and on the same day a national election to determine President Essebsi's permanent successor, was held.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Les premières déclarations de la Première Dame de Tunisie, Chadlia Saïda Caïd Essebsi". Baya.tn. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Saïda Chelbia Farhat, la nouvelle première dame de Tunisie". Kapitalis. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Annuaire des Personnalités: Béji Caïd Essebsi". Leaders.com.tn. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Queen Rania meets with Tunisian first lady, attends roundtable discussion". Jordan Times. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Did First lady take Ridha Belhaj's scalp?". Africa Intelligence. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Former Tunisian president's widow dies". Xinhua. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Chadlia Farhat Essebsi at Wikimedia Commons
