Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhan as the first female prime minister. The appointment of Romdhan as the prime minister of Tunisia comes two months after Saied sacked the previous government. On July 25, President Kais Saied sacked the government of Hichem Mechichi, suspended parliament, lifted MPs' immunity and took over the judiciary. Najla Bouden Romdhan, the same age as Saied at 63, is a former director at PromESsE, a higher education reform project. She has held senior positions at Tunisia's higher education ministry. As per Tunisia's privately owned Mosaique FM, Najla Bouden Romdhan served in the ministry of higher education in 2011. Watch the video to know more about her.