Souad Lyagoubi

Souad Lyagoubi
سعاد اليعقوبي
Minister of Public Health of Tunisia
In office
1983–1988
Personal details
BornSouad Lyagoubi-Ouahchi
(1938-10-09)October 9, 1938
M'Saken, Tunisia
OccupationPhysician, academic, diplomat, politician

Souad Lyagoubi (also Souad Lyagoubi-Ouahchi; born 9 October 1938) is a Tunisian physician, academic, diplomat and politician. She was appointed Minister of Public Health of Tunisia in 1983 and remained in office until 1988.[1][2][3][4] Before entering government, she was a founding figure of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, where she served as dean.[5][6] She later served as Tunisia's ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva and held senior positions at the World Health Organization (WHO).[7][8][9][10] Her name has also been transliterated as Souad Yacoubi[11] and Souad Yaacoubi Ouachy.[12]

Early life and education

Souad Lyagoubi-Ouahchi was born on 9 October 1938 in M'saken, Tunisia.[13] She studied medicine at the University of Marseille, where she specialized in electroencephalography and neuropsychiatry.[14]

Medical and academic career

Before returning to Tunisia, Lyagoubi-Ouahchi worked in Marseille as a physician at the Saint-Paul center for epileptic children from 1969 to 1970, at a Marseille hospital from 1968 to 1972, and at the Saint-Roch psychiatric clinic in 1972.[15]

She was part of the founding nucleus of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse in 1974. She served as dean of the faculty from 1974 to 1983 and became professor of physiology in 1981.[16][17][18]

The Faculty of Medicine of Sousse later named an amphitheatre after her.[19]

Minister of Public Health

Lyagoubi-Ouahchi was appointed Minister of Public Health of Tunisia in 1983 and remained in office until 1988.[20][21][22][23]

In 1984, she participated in the session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Tunis as Tunisia's Minister of Health.[24]

Diplomatic and international career

By 1989, Lyagoubi-Ouahchi was serving as Tunisia's ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva, a post she held until 1991.[25][26][27]

In 1991, she was appointed General Chairman of the Technical Discussions at the 45th World Health Assembly, a role she held at the 1992 Assembly.[28][29]

By 1998, she was serving in the WHO leadership team with responsibility for external affairs and governing bodies.[30] In 2000, she was listed as WHO's Executive Director for External Relations and Governing Bodies.[31]

Honours and recognition

In 1988, Lyagoubi-Ouahchi was elected a foreign corresponding member of the French National Academy of Medicine in the biological sciences division.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Report of Sub-Committee A, Thirty-first Session of the Regional Committee" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1984. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Report of the Thirty-second Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. 1985. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Health Research" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1988. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Faculté de Médecine « Ibn El Jazzar »" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "1974-1999" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "GENERAL ASSEMBLY" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. 15 June 1989. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "EB88/7: Proposal for the Appointment of the General Chairman of the Technical Discussions at the Forty-fifth World Health Assembly". World Health Organization. 1991. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "The new WHO cabinet looks refreshingly different". BMJ. 317 (7157): 492. 22 August 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "United Nations conference participants list" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Paxton, J. Statesman's Yearbook 1985-86. Springer. p. 1189. ISBN 9780230271142. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Décès de Fethia Mzali, veuve de l'ancien Premier ministre, Mohamed Mzali". Leaders. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Faculté de Médecine « Ibn El Jazzar »" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "1974-1999" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Avis aux Nouveaux Internes" (PDF). Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Report of Sub-Committee A, Thirty-first Session of the Regional Committee" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1984. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Report of the Thirty-second Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. 1985. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Health Research" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1988. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Report of Sub-Committee A, Thirty-first Session of the Regional Committee" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1984. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "GENERAL ASSEMBLY" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. 15 June 1989. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "HEALTH RESEARCH (EM/ACHR)" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1990. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. 4 June 1991. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "EB88/7: Proposal for the Appointment of the General Chairman of the Technical Discussions at the Forty-fifth World Health Assembly". World Health Organization. 1991. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "Quarante-cinquième Assemblée mondiale de la Santé". World Health Organization. 1992. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "The new WHO cabinet looks refreshingly different". BMJ. 317 (7157): 492. 22 August 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  31. ↑ "United Nations conference participants list" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  32. ↑ "LYAGOUBI-OUAHCHI Souad, Médecin, femme politique". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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