Wassila Bourguiba
Wassila Bourguiba | |
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Wassila Bourguiba in 1962 | |
| First Lady of Tunisia | |
| In office 12 April 1962 – 11 August 1986 | |
| President | Habib Bourguiba |
| Preceded by | Moufida Bourguiba |
| Succeeded by | Naïma Ben Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wassila Ben Ammar April 22, 1912 Béja, French Tunisia |
| Died | June 22, 1999 (aged 87) La Marsa, Tunisia |
| Spouse | |
Wassila Ben Ammar Bourguiba (Arabic: وسيلة بن عمار بورقية; née Ben Ammar; April 22, 1912 – June 22, 1999) was the second wife of Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba and thus the First Lady of Tunisia from 1962 until 1986. She was nicknamed Majda ("Venerable").