Abderrahim Zouari

Abderrahim Zouari
Abderrahim Zouari
	عبد الرحيم الزواري
Minister of Transport
	In office; 2004–2011
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Tourism
	In office; 2002–2004
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Sports
	In office; 2000–2002
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally
	In office; 1999–2000
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Education
	In office; 1998–1999
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1997–1997
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Ministry of Youth and Childhood
	In office; 1993–1997
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Ambassador of Tunisia to Maroc
	In office; 1992–1993
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Preceded by	Mohamed Ghannouchi
Succeeded by	Hamadi Jebali
Minister of Justice
	In office; 1991–1992
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally
	In office; 31 July 1988 – 20 February 1991
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Personal details
Born	18 April 1944; Dahmani, Tunisia
Political party	Destourian Movement
Other political; affiliations	Constitutional Democratic Rally (–2011)

Abderrahim Zouari (Tunisian Arabic: عبد الرحيم الزواري‎; born 18 April 1944) is a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of Transport from 2004 to 2011 under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[1][2][3] He was the candidate for the Destourian Movement in the 2014 presidential election. In January 2019, Zouari formed a party named Tahya Tounes.[4]

Biography

From 1974 to 1978, he served as Governor of Gabès, then Governor of Nabeul.[3] In 1991, he was appointed as Minister of Justice.[3] From 1992 to 1993, he served as the Tunisian ambassador to Morocco.[3] He was appointed as Foreign Minister in 1997, then as Education Minister in 1999.[3] He also served as Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Rally.[3][5] In 2001, he was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports, as well as Tourism and Handicrafts.[3][6] In 2004, he was appointed as Minister of Transport, remaining in that post until he was dismissed in the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Tunisian revolution.[3]

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References

CIA World Leaders Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008-2009 Edition, Arc Manor, 2008, p. 406
European Investment Bank biography Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"Tunisie : Abderrahim Zouari aurait fondé le parti 'Tahya Tounes' (I. Daïmi)". Direct Info. January 29, 2019.
'Tunisia names former minister to head ruling party', CNN, December 5, 2000 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
UN document

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[1] CIA World Leaders Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[2] A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008-2009 Edition, Arc Manor, 2008, p. 406

[eib-3] European Investment Bank biography Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Tunisie : Abderrahim Zouari aurait fondé le parti 'Tahya Tounes' (I. Daïmi)". Direct Info. January 29, 2019.

[5] 'Tunisia names former minister to head ruling party', CNN, December 5, 2000 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] UN document