Wided Bouchamaoui

Wided Bouchamaoui, also transcribed Ouided Bouchamaoui, (Arabic: وداد بوشماوي; born 1961) is a Tunisian businesswoman who since 2011 has been leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). From 2013, she led the organization in its participation in the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which resulted in the organization being awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. The French news magazine Jeune Afrique has identified her as one of the Top 25 Business Women in Africa. In 2014 she won the Oslo Business for Peace Award for her work in UTICA where she championed constructive dialogue between business, labor, and government during a period of national transition.

Effective April 1, 2024, she took up the appointment as Professor of Practice in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at New York University Abu Dhabi.