Rafik Abdessalem
| Rafik Abdessalem | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Hamadi Jebali |
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| Born | 1967 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University University of Westminster |
Rafik Ben Abdessalem Bouchlaka is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the minister of foreign affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2][3]
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Education [edit]
Abdessalem received a B.A. in philosophy from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, and a PhD in politics and international relations from the University of Westminster in 2003.[2][3]
Career [edit]
From 1987 to 1990, Abdessalem was a member of the executive office of the Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).[2][3] In London, he founded the Maghreb Center for Research and Translation, and chaired the London Platform for Dialogue.[2][3] He was also a visiting scholar at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.[2][3] He worked as senior researcher and head of the Research and Studies Office at the Al Jazeera Center for Studies.[2][3] He is a member of the Centre Union Process.[2][3] He has published two books and many articles in Asharq Al-Awsat.[3]
He is a member of the Ennahda Movement, and the party leader Rached Ghannouchi's son-in-law.[2][4] On 20 December 2011, after former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as minister of foreign affairs.[2][3]
Bibliography [edit]
- In Religion: Secularism and Democracy
- United States of America: Between Hard Power and Soft Power
References [edit]
- ^ CIA World Leaders
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sana Ajmi, Rafik Abdessalem, Tunisia Live, 17 December 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Biographie de M. Rafik Abdessalem, nouveau ministre des Affaires étrangères, Business News, 25 December 2011
- ^ Rafik Ben Abdesslem Bouchlaka:'La nomination des ministres dépend de leurs compétences', Mozaïque FM, 14 December 2011
