Khalil Zaouia is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Social Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]
Khalil Zaouia is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Social Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]
Khalil Zaouia was born on July 20, 1961, in Tunis. He has been a professor and orthopedic surgeon at the Charles-Nicolle Hospital of Tunis since July 2011 in Tunis. [3]
He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme since 1988. [2] He is a founding member of the Ettakatol political party, and a member of the Tunisian General Labour Union. [2] [3] [4] He is a former advisor of Mustapha Ben Jafar. [4]
On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Social Affairs. [2]
He is married, and has two children. [2]
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