Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed engineer Najla Bouden Ramadan as Prime Minister, making her the first woman to hold this position in Tunisia. He emphasized that the priority of her government should be combating corruption and restoring hope to Tunisians. The appointment of a female Prime Minister comes two months after the president dismissed the previous government and suspended parliamentary activities, subsequently consolidating executive and legislative powers, a move criticized by his opponents as a coup, while the president called it necessary to save the country from collapse.
A presidential statement indicated that Saied "assigned... Mrs. Najla Bouden Ramadan to form a government, to be done as soon as possible." Najla Bouden Ramadan, 63, is a higher education professor at the National School of Engineers in Tunisia, specializing in geology. She currently holds a position responsible for implementing World Bank programs in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
In his address for the appointment of Najla Bouden Ramadan, President Saied stressed the need to expedite the proposal of government members, stating that Tunisia has wasted too much time. Saied considered the appointment of a woman as Prime Minister a recognition and honor for Tunisian women, marking a historic first for the country. He insisted that fighting corruption must be the government's priority, which will continue working until the end of the exceptional measures he implemented two months ago.
