Tunisia names First Female Prime Minister

Tunisian President, Kais Saied has named Najla Romdhane, as the country’s first Female Prime Minister, nearly two months after he seized powers.

Romdhane will be Tunisia’s tenth Prime Minister since a 2011 uprising overthrew longtime dictator Zine El Abidine, sparking the Arab Spring revolts.

She is a former Director at Promesse, a higher education reform project, and has held senior positions at Tunisia’s higher education ministry.

Saied said the new government’s main mission would be to put an end to the corruption and chaos that have spread throughout many state institutions.