Mahshid Shi'upa
| Mahshid Shi'upa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister | |
| Assumed office August 13, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Peket Ahmadi |
| 3rd Leader of the Shooda-Tsiba Party | |
| Assumed office August 12, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Peket Ahmadi |
| 2nd Ja-Prime Minister | |
| In office June 25, 2003 – August 12, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Peket Ahmadi |
| Preceded by | Peket Ahmadi |
| Succeeded by | Chavo Lotfi-Vi'achavo |
| First Representative of the City of Chavotsy | |
| In office August 13, 1993 – June 25, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Bacatsy |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Archer |
| Parliamentary group | Shooda-Tsiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1956 Chavotsy, Chavotsy |
| Political party | Shooda-Tsiba |
| Spouse(s) | Tsuvoo Madani (1982-2007) |
| Children | Bevoo Emetsi Madani (b. 1984) |
| Mother | Faradeh Ghorbani-Shi'upa |
| Father | Edward Shi'upa |
| Residence | Shooda-Doomu |
| Alma mater | University of Duchavo |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Shooda-Tsiba Patseda |
| Service/branch | Special Forces |
| Years of service | 1993 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Mahshid Shi'upa is a Tsiba politician and member of the Shooda-Tsiba party. She is currently serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Tsiba, as well as the Leader of the Shooda-Tsiba Party. Shi'upa was formerly the Ja-Prime Minister of Tsiba and the First Representative of the City of Chavotsy. She succeeded Peket Ahmadi as Prime Minister after his death in 2018
Early Life and Career[edit | edit source]
Shi'upa was born to devote Muslim parents in 1956. At the age of seventeen she attended the University of Duchavo, graduating with honors in 1977. Upon her graduation she worked odd jobs around Chavotsy. She met her husband Tsuvoo Madani, a Chavotsy civil servant, in 1980. The couple wed in 1982 and Shi'upa's daughter, actress Bevoo Emetsi Madani, was born in 1984.
In 1985 Shi'upa fled to Ahitutha where she met and began working with Peket Ahmadi. In 1993 she joined the [[Shooda-Tsiba Patseda].
Political Career[edit | edit source]
In 1993 Shi'upa was elected First Representative of the City of Chavotsy. In that position she championed women's rights and education issues. She gained national attention for sponsoring legislation that decriminalized abortion in Tsiba. She also worked to create the first nationwide minimum age of marriage (sixteen), as well as the first federal ban on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). As a member of Parliament, Shi'upa worked extensively with Ja-Prime Minister Peket Ahmadi. Both politicians believed that reform was necessary for Tsiba which, at the time, was a one-party state.
On June 11, 2003, Prime Minister Beshootu Pyvupi was assassinated. As Ja-Prime Minister, Ahmadi assumed her position as both Prime Minister and as leader of the Shooda-Tsiba party. He nominated Shi'upa as his Ja-Prime Minister, and she was sworn in on June 25. As Ja-Prime Minister, Shi'upa worked to open the Parliament to parties outside of the Shooda-Tsiba.
Shi'upa became Prime Minister in 2018 following Ahmadi's death. She nominated Chavo Lotfi-Vi'achavo as her Ja-Prime Minister.
As Prime Minister, Shi'upa has substantially increased funding for education and welfare while cutting military and defense budgets. This has drawn criticism from within and outside her party. She is also consistently criticized for her lack of support for ethnic minority groups, particularly the Chavada, whom she has openly shown disdain for in the past.
Personal Life[edit | edit source]
Shi'upa's husband died of lung cancer in 2007, after which she took a three month break from politics. During this time, Chavo Lotfi-Vi'achavo served as acting Ja-Prime Minister.
Shi'upa's daughter, Bevoo Emetsi Madani, is a notable stage and film actress in Tsiba.
Shi'upa identifies as non-religious.