Souad Lyagoubi

Souad Lyagoubi is a Tunisian physician, academic, diplomat and politician. She was appointed Minister of Public Health of Tunisia in 1983 and remained in office until 1988. Before entering government, she was a founding figure of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, where she served as dean. She later served as Tunisia's ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva and held senior positions at the World Health Organization (WHO). Her name has also been transliterated as Souad Yacoubi and Souad Yaacoubi Ouachy.