Abdelwaheb Maatar
Abdelwaheb Maatar is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Training and Employment under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Abdelwaheb Maatar was born on March 23, 1952, in Sfax.[2][3] He received a diploma in Management from the in Tunis and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Tunis.[2][3]
Career[]
He is a lawyer and a Constitutional Law professor at the University of Tunis.[2]
Politics[]
He was involved with the Democratic Modernist Pole until he became a founding member of the Congress for the Republic (CPR) political party.[2][3] He exposed the corruption of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and tried to challenge his re-election in 2004.[2] He serves as Vice-President of the , and he is a founding member of the .[2][3] He is also a fellow of the in Geneva, Switzerland.[2]
On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Training and Employment.[2] He has been accused of nepotism.[4]
Private life[]
He is married, and has three children.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sana Ajmi, Abdelwaheb Matar Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 19 December 2011
- ^ a b c d e f Business News
- ^ A. Maâtar : «La majorité des ministres a placé ses proches et amis dans les ministères », Business News, 31/01/2012
- Living people
- 1952 births
- Government ministers of Tunisia
- Tunis University alumni
- Tunis University faculty