Sanaa Ben Ziane

Prime Minister Sanaa Ben Ziane
سناء بن زيان
Ben Ziane in front of a factory in the Ghafun Industrial Zone, November 5 2019.
Prime Minister of Salamat
Incumbent
Assumed office September 22nd 2023
President	Abd-El Rahman Jarruf
Preceded by	Anas Zitoune
Personal details
Born	(1967-03-23) March 23, 1967 Sanaa Safia Al Jalali Dar Al Hamma, Salamati Trade Dependancy
Citizenship	Salamat
Nationality	Salamati
Political party	Independent
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse	Hossam Ben Ziane (m.1990)
Children	Imane Ben Ziane (born 1992) Latifa Ben Ziane (born 1993) Lahouari Ben Ziane (born 1994)
Parents	Fateh Al Jalali (1938-2005) (father) Anissa Al Jalali (1942-1997) (mother)
Occupation	Prime Minister of Salamat
Military service
Allegiance	Salamati Armed Forces
Branch/service	Land Force of Salamat
Years of service	1985-1988
Rank	Major

Sanaa Ben Ziane (born March 23 1967) is a Salamati politician and activist. She is the prime minister in Salamat since September 22 2023.

Born into a rich family close to what would become the Salamati ruling class, she had a privileged education and was always close to the government. Her privileges disappeared in 1983 when Jalil Al Kharrabi sought to rejuvenate the ruling class, but made a return in 1990. She still took some distance from the government in the early nineties and became opposed to it on the subject of feminism and women rights (to equal pay, to protection against sexual violences, to equal chances etc...) but came closer to the government in 1995 when the terrorists from the AIG started targeting her as a victim in two assassination attempts on July 19 1995 and October 22 1995, after a controversial take on the hijab in March 1995.

She then beneficiated from the protection of the police, and then joined the National Salvation Party in 1996 after reconciling with the government. She was then minister of Women and National Solidarity under Janub Mohamed Al Jumiyin from March 2002 to June 2010.

Family

Sanaa Ben Ziane (born Al Jalali) is the daughter of Anissa Al Jalali (June 9 1942 - May 15 1997), and Fateh Al Jalali (September 29 1938 - April 22 2005), both close friends to Mohammed Waladiya. Fateh Al Jalali and Sanaa's uncle, Abdellah Al Jalali (December 1 1936 - November 23 2022) both fought the Riamese in the Salamati Independence War.

Sanaa married to Hossam Ben Ziane, a shepherd on April 17 1990. They had three children ;

• Imane Ben Ziane (April 25 1992), major in the Salamati Armed Forces.
• Latifa Ben Ziane (April 1 1993).
• Lahouari Ben Ziane (December 4 1994), football player in Dar Al Hamma FC.