Riadh Bettaieb (born 1961) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]
Riadh Bettaieb (born 1961) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. [1] [2]
Riadh Bettaieb was born on 3 January 1961 in Ben Gardane. [2] He graduated from the National School of Engineers. [2]
In 1979, he joined the Ennahda Movement. [2] In 1991, he was forced into exile in Paris by the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. [2] He was the Head of the Paris-based Tunisian Solidarity Association. [2] After former President Ben Ali was deposed in 2011, he returned to Tunisia and joined the High Authority for the Achievement of the Revolution’s Objectives. [2] He also serves as a Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [3]
On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Investment and International Cooperation. [2] In May 2012, he said Tunisia and Malaysia would develop halal agriculture, medications and cosmetics together. [4] He also suggested Tunisian companies would invest in Qatar. [5]
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