Halima Cissé, the proud mother of the world’s only surviving nonuplets — nine babies born at once — is once again in the spotlight, this time for a set of stunning throwback pregnancy photos shared in celebration of her children’s 4th birthday.
Halima and her partner Abdelkader Arby recently marked the special milestone of their record-breaking babies, known around the world as the Mali nonuplets. To honour the occasion, the couple posted never-before-seen photos on Instagram from Halima’s incredible journey to motherhood — a journey that still amazes doctors and families worldwide.
The photos show Halima radiant and smiling during her high-risk pregnancy in 2021, just weeks before she delivered five girls and four boys at a clinic in Casablanca, Morocco. Her strength and serenity during such an unprecedented pregnancy touched millions then — and her glowing presence continues to inspire today.
In the caption, Halima wrote:
“Looking back at these moments reminds us how far we’ve come. Every one of our children is a blessing, and every day is a gift.”
The babies — Adama, Oumou, Hawa, Kadidia, Fatouma, Bah, Mohammed VI, Elhadji, and Oumar — were delivered via cesarean section at 30 weeks, a feat of modern medicine and maternal resilience. Born in Morocco after Halima was flown there from Mali for specialized care, the children defied the odds by surviving and thriving.
The Guinness World Records still lists the Cissé-Arby family as holding the world record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive.
Now bubbly four-year-olds, the nonuplets are growing fast, with the help of government support and a dedicated medical team. The family remains under occasional medical observation but lives together in Mali, where they are often referred to as “the miracle nine.”
Halima Cissé’s story is one of strength, science, and unwavering hope. These new glimpses into her pregnancy journey serve as a powerful reminder of how love, support, and perseverance can create miracles — nine of them, to be exact.
