Halima Cissé (born 21 March 1996) is the Malian mother to the world's only nonuplets known to have survived birth.
[2] Prior to the birth of her nonuplets, she had one daughter named Sauda,[3] with her husband, Adjudant Kader Arby, an army officer.
[5][2] On 30 March 2021,[1] interim president Bah Ndaw[5] instructed the Government of Mali to transport Cissé to Casablanca, Morocco, in order to give birth.
[2] The birth date had been postponed as late as possible to increase the chance of the babies surviving.
[7] Cissé was also provided with medical care for one month and required surgery after the birth.