Sanaa Ben Ziane
Prime Minister Sanaa Ben Ziane | |
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سناء بن زيان | |
 Ben Ziane in front of a factory in the Ghafun Industrial Zone, November 5 2019. | |
| Prime Minister of Salamat | |
| Assumed office September 22nd 2023 | |
| President | Abd-El Rahman Jarruf |
| Preceded by | Anas Zitoune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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 |
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| 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.