Chadlia Farhat Essebsi

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
Chadlia Saïda Farhat during the 1950s
First Lady of Tunisia
In office
31 December 2014 – 25 July 2019
PresidentBeji Caid Essebsi
Preceded byBéatrix Marzouki
Succeeded bySiren Ennaceur
Personal details
Born
Chadlia Saïda Farhat

(1937-08-01)1 August 1937
Tunis, Tunisia
Died15 September 2019(2019-09-15) (aged 82)
Tunis, Tunisia
Spouse
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(m. 1958; died 2019)​
Children4

Biography

Farhat 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

Farhat Essebsi died of a heart attack on 15 September 2019, aged 83, less than two months after her husband and on the same day as a national election to determine President Essebsi's permanent successor.[6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Annuaire des Personnalités: Béji Caïd Essebsi". Leaders.com.tn. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Did First lady take Ridha Belhaj's scalp?". Africa Intelligence. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Former Tunisian president's widow dies". Xinhua. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
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