Abderrahim Zouari
Abderrahim Zouari | |
|---|---|
عبد الرحيم الزواري | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Minister of Sports | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1997–1997 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Ministry of Youth and Childhood | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Ambassador of Tunisia to Maroc | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Succeeded by | Hamadi Jebali |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally | |
| In office 31 July 1988 – 20 February 1991 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1944 Dahmani, Tunisia |
| Political party | Destourian Movement |
| Other political affiliations | Constitutional Democratic Rally (–2011) |
Abderrahim Zouari (Template:Lang-aeb; born 18 April 1944) is a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of Transport from 2004 to 2011 under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[1][2][3] He was the candidate for the Destourian Movement in the 2014 presidential election. In January 2019, Zouari formed a party named Tahya Tounes.[4]
Biography
From 1974 to 1978, he served as Governor of Gabès, then Governor of Nabeul.[3] In 1991, he was appointed as Minister of Justice.[3] From 1992 to 1993, he served as the Tunisian ambassador to Morocco.[3] He was appointed as Foreign Minister in 1997, then as Education Minister in 1999.[3] He also served as Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Rally.[3][5] In 2001, he was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports, as well as Tourism and Handicrafts.[3][6] In 2004, he was appointed as Minister of Transport, remaining in that post until he was dismissed in the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Tunisian revolution.[3]
References
- ^ CIA World Leaders Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008-2009 Edition, Arc Manor, 2008, p. 406 [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h European Investment Bank biography Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tunisie : Abderrahim Zouari aurait fondé le parti 'Tahya Tounes' (I. Daïmi)". Direct Info. January 29, 2019.
- ^ 'Tunisia names former minister to head ruling party', CNN, December 5, 2000 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ UN document
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