Habib Ben Yahia

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Habib Ben Yahia
Habib Ben Yahia at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda in 2012
Habib Ben Yahia at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda in 2012
Born (1938-07-30) 30 July 1938 (age 83)
NationalityTunisian
OccupationPolitician

Habib Ben Yahia (born 30 July 1938[1][2] in Tunis) is a Tunisian politician.

Career[]

From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister. He served in that position until he became foreign minister for the second time in November 1999. He remained foreign minister until November 2004, when he left the government following a cabinet reshuffle.[3] In January 2006 he was designated to be the secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union, a position which he still holds.

Imprisonment[]

Habib Ben Yahia was sentenced five-year prison in March 2017 for power abuse.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://fr.travel.allafrica.com/view/people/main/id/074Te6reod6LjsY0.html
  3. ^ "Tunisia's Ben Ali Reshuffles Cabinet to Speed Up Reforms". ArabNews. Reuters. 11 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Habib Ben Yahia condamné à 5 ans de prison ferme". eSpace Manager. 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tunisie – Habib Ben Yahia écope de cinq ans de prison ferme". Tunisie Numerique. 6 March 2017.


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