Abdellatif Abid
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Abdellatif Abid (born 1 October 1947) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Education under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Abdellatif Abid was born on 1 October 1947 in Korba, Tunisia.[2] He is a founding member of Ettakatol's political bureau.[2] He did research about Tunisian author Bachir Khraye's novel, Deglah Fi Arajinha.[2] He later received a PhD in Linguistics.[2]
Career
[edit]He taught in Grombalia, Jendouba, and Montfleury in Tunis.[2] Since 1978, he taught Arabic Linguistics at the University of Carthage.[2] He has been President of the Federation of Arab Translators.[2] He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Organization for Translation in Beirut, Lebanon, and the Union of the Arabic Language.[2] He has also worked on how to spread Arabic culture abroad at the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).[2]
In 2013, he ordered an investigation into high school students that posted a viral video around the Harlem Shake dance.[3]
Politics
[edit]He joined the Movement of Socialist Democrats under Ahmed Mestiri's leadership.[2] He later became involved with Mustapha Ben Jafar's Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties.[2] On 20 December 2011, after former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Education.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has no children.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- The al-Kitab al-asasi Lexicon (American University in Cairo Press, 2009)
References
[edit]- ^ CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wiem Melki, Abdellatif Abid Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
- ^ "Tunisie : le " Harlem Shake " lycéen qui choque le gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2021-07-21.