Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry

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

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 and Ingrid Figueira divorce in 2019
Personal details
Born
Mellisa Seenacherry

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

Personal life

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] The couple married in a private ceremony on 19 July 2020.[5][6]

References
  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. "First Lady of The Republic of Suriname Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry". DesiYUP | Sharing Meaningful Music. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. "President Santokhi en partner Mellisa trouwen vandaag". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.


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