Abdellatif Mekki

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Abdellatif Mekki
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Born1962 (age 5859)
Political party Ennahda Movement

Abdellatif Mekki (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He is the Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister Ilyes Fakhfakh. [1] [2]

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Biography

Early life

Abdellatif Mekki was born in 1962 in El Ksour. [2] He holds a degree in biochemistry. [2] While at university, he served as Secretary General of the student union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET). [2]

Politics

He was Head of the Ennahda Movement. [2] As a result, he was jailed from 1991 to 2001. [2] On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Public Health. [2] He is also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia. [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 Hend Hassassi, Abdellatif Mekki Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine , Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011