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Chadlia Saïda Farhat Essebsi (; 1 August 1937 – 15 September 2019) was the
First Lady of Tunisia First Lady of Tunisia (, French language, French: ''Première dame de Tunisie'') usually refers to the wife of the president of Tunisia. They often play a protocol role at the Carthage Palace and during official visits, though possess no officia ...
(2014–2019) as the wife of
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Beji Caid Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; , ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the fourth president of Tunisia from 31 December 2014 until his death on 25 July 2019. Previously, he served as minister of foreign af ...
. She was Tunisia's fifth first lady, as well as the second, following the Tunisian Revolution.


Biography

Farhat was born on 1 August, 1936. She married
Beji Caid Essebsi Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; , ; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian politician who served as the fourth president of Tunisia from 31 December 2014 until his death on 25 July 2019. Previously, he served as minister of foreign af ...
, a lawyer and politician eleven years her senior, on 8 February, 1958. The couple had four children: two daughters- Amel and Salwa, and two sons- Mohamed Hafedh and Khélil. 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
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, the official
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, as it was at a distance from her family. As first lady, she assumed a higher profile, both in public and behind-the-scenes, than her immediate predecessor, first lady .


Death

Farhat Essebsi died of a
heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...
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.


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