Yahya Deeb Nida
Yahya Deeb Nida | |
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Prime Minister of Verdusa | |
In office March 5th, 2023 | |
President | Valtena Leo |
Preceded by | Avsalom Levi |
Personal details | |
Born | Haifan, Verdusa | 23 October 1964
Political party | Islamic Union Party |
Yahya Deeb Nida (born 23 October 1964) is an Verdusan Muslim social worker and politician, currently serving as the Prime Minister of Verdusa since March 2023. She is the first woman elected Prime Minister of Verdusa, and the fourth Muslim in office. Prior to being elected Prime Minister by coalition merger of the moderate Muslim and Rajit parties and the largest Christian party in Parliament, Nida was the leader of the Islamic Union Party. In her term as Prime Minister, she has overseen a widening of religious freedoms in Verdusa, has struck down attempts to pass laws which limited the power sharing between Verdusa's four main religions as described in the 1957 constitution, and has worked to reform the national health services.
Early life and education
Yahya Deeb Nida was born in Haifan, Verdusa, on 23 October 1964. She was raised in a wealthy Muslim family; her father ran a construction company in Haifan, while her mother taught Emmirian language classes at the University of Haifan. Nida's younger brother, Khamel, was killed by a RLA sniper in the Verdusa Civil War in 1987 while serving in the Verdusan Armed Forces during the Battle of Haifan.
Political career
Leader of IUP
Prime Minister
Personal life
Nida is a Verdusan Muslim. She married Hassim Usin Nida in 1987, and the couple have 6 children.