Najla Bouden

Najla Bouden, also known as Najla Bouden Romdhane (; born 29 June 1958), is a Tunisian geologist and university professor who served as the prime minister of Tunisia from October 2021 to August 2023. She took office on 11 October 2021, making her the first female prime minister both in Tunisia and the Arab world. She previously served in the education ministry in 2011. Early life Bouden was born on 29 June 1958 in Kairouan. She is an engineer who graduated in 1983 from ESTP Paris, she also holds a doctorate in geology after defending her thesis at the Mines ParisTech in 1987 in earthquake engineering. Professional career She is then an engineer by profession and a professor of higher education at the National Engineering School of Tunis at Tunis El Manar University and Tunisia Polytechnic School at Carthage University, having specialized in geosciences. Her work has focused on seismic hazards, which led her to train many executives of the Tunisian Petroleum Activities Company.