Chadlia Farhat Essebsi
Chadlia Saïda Farhat | |
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| First Lady of Tunisia | |
| In office December 31, 2014 – July 25, 2019 | |
| President | Beji Caid Essebsi |
| Preceded by | Béatrice Marzouki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chadlia Saïda Farhat 1 August 1936 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Chadlia Saïda Farhat Essebsi (born August 1, 1936) is the former First Lady of Tunisia (2014–2019) and the widow of President Beji Caid Essebsi.[1][2] She is Tunisia's fifth first lady, as well as the second following the Tunisian Revolution.[1]
Farhat was born on August 1, 1936.[1] She married Beji Caid Essebsi, a lawyer and politician ten years her senior, on February 8, 1958.[3] The couple have four children: two daughters, Amel and Salwa, and two sons, Mohamed Hafedh and Khélil.[1]
Farhat became First Lady of Tunisia on December 31, 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 a distance from her family.[1] As first lady, she has assumed a higher profile, both in public and behind-the-scenes, than her immediate predecessor, former first lady Béatrice Marzouki.[2][4][5]
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