Wided Bouchamaoui

Wided Bouchamaoui
Wided Bouchamaoui in 2016
Born1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityTunisian
OccupationBusinesswoman
ParentHédi Bouchamaoui
RelativesTarek Bouchamaoui (brother)

Wided Bouchamaoui, also transcribed Ouided Bouchamaoui, (Arabic: وداد بوشماوي; born 1961) is a Tunisian businesswoman who since 2011 has been leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). As leader of the organization she took from 2013 part in Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet which led the latter organization to receive the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.[1] The French news magazine Jeune Afrique has identified her as one of the Top 25 Business Women in Africa.[2] In 2014 she won the Oslo Business for Peace Award for her work in UTICA.

  1. ^ Fouche, Gwladys; Amara, Tarek (October 9, 2015). "Tunisian mediator group wins Nobel Peace Prize for aiding move to democracy". Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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