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Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry

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Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry
मेलिसा संतोखी-सनिचारी (Sarnami)
Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry
10th First Lady of Suriname
Assumed office
19 July 2020
PresidentChan Santokhi
Preceded byIngrid Waldring
Personal details
Born
Mellisa Seenacherry

(1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44)[1]
Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
Political partyProgressive Reform Party
Spouse
(m. 2020)

Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry (Sarnami: मेलिसा संतोखी-सनिचारी, pronounced [meːlisɑː sⁿt̪oːkʰiː sənicɑːriː]; née Seenacherry; born 27 October 1980) is a Surinamese lawyer, who is currently the First Lady of Suriname as the wife of Chan Santokhi.[2]

Personal life

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Seenacherry studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.[3] Seenacherry became First Lady of Suriname when her long-term partner Chan Santokhi became president on 13 July 2020 after winning the 2020 Surinamese general election. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Video – In gesprek met Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry". Familie Nieuws (in Dutch). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Starnieuws - President Santokhi en partner Mellisa trouwen vandaag". www.starnieuws.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ cite web|work=Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network |url=http://www.sclan.org/donator/mrs-mellisa-santokhi-seenacherry-suriname |title=Mrs. Mellisa Santokhi – Seenacherry Suriname |access-date=27 July 2022
  4. ^ Kurmanaev, Anatoly; Boerboom, Harmen (13 July 2020). "Suriname Elects a New President, Ending Bouterse's Long Rule". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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