Saïda Sassi

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Saïda Sassi (1921 – 25 July 2007) was a Tunisian politician. She was a key associate of her uncle President Habib Bourguiba during his tenure from 1957 to 1987. Saïda Sassi was born in 1921 in Monastir. She was orphaned at age six and raised by her uncle, Habib Bourguiba. Unable to invest in her studies, she obtained only a study certificate. After the independence of Tunisia and the accession of her uncle to the presidency of the Republic, she entered Carthage Palace because Bourguiba asked her to live there with her husband. She quickly assumed important functions and was responsible for monitoring the health of the president. Sassi was a pioneer in the struggle for the independence of Tunisia and for the emancipation of women. With her arrival in Carthage, she became a pillar of the presidential palace and succeeded in influencing her uncle, President Bourguiba. Her role was to ensure his safety; for over thirty years, she even slept next to his bed.