Memia Benna

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Memia Benna is a Tunisian politician. She serves as the Minister of the Environment under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]

Biography

Memia Benna was born in 1966 in Tunis. [2]

She worked as an assistant professor in Bizerte, and later as secretary general of the Higher Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology in Borj Cedria. [2]

On 20 December 2011, she joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of the Environment. [2]

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References

  1. CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sana Ajmi, Memia Benna, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011