Abdellatif Abid

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Abdellatif Abid (born 1947) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Education under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]

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Biography

Early life

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

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

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

He is married and has no children. [2]

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References

  1. CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Wiem Melki, Abdellatif Abid Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine , Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
  3. "Tunisie : le « Harlem Shake » lycéen qui choque le gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2021-07-21.