Culture and communication adviser at the Élysée since 2019, Rima Abdul-Malak became Minister of Culture a few days ago in place of Roselyne Bachelot. The one who made her professional debut in the humanitarian field with Clowns Without Bordersis described as someone “hardworking”, “determined” or “loyal”, by several people who crossed his path.
But there is a well-known personality and above all well placed to praise the qualities of the 43-year-old politician. “This is one of the biggest news of the year, it amazes me”, reacted the singer M in the columns of the Parisian before explaining how he had known her. “She’s my great friend. We lived in the same neighborhood. She worked with Céline, the mother of my granddaughter Billie, in Clowns Without Borders. We have great memories of concerts together for the benefit of this structure”.
Mathieu Chedid continued by painting a nice portrait of the former cultural adviser to the town hall of Paris (under the orders of Bertrand Delanoë between 2012 and 2014, editor’s note). “She is of Lebanese descent (she has dual nationality) like my family, like my trumpeter friend Ibrahim Maalouf, it’s the same band. She is such a cultured, inspired, brilliant woman! She has taste, she is refined, human and hyper-committed. She loves music, artists, and she’s very loyal.”
One of the new faces of the Borne government will be able to thank his great musician friend for these appreciable words!
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Frederic Faussurier