Ahmed Friaa

Ahmed Friaa
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 January 2011  27 January 2011
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Fouad Mebazaa (interim)
Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi
Preceded by Rafiq Belhaj Kacem
Succeeded by Farhat Rajhi
Personal details
Born (1949-02-19) February 19, 1949
Zarzis, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Political party Constitutional Democratic Rally
Homeland Party
Children 4
Alma mater Tunis University
Paris VI University
Profession mathematician
Religion Sunni Islam

Ahmed Friaa (Tunisian Arabic: أحمد فريعة) (born on February 19, 1949 in Zarzis, Tunisia) was the Minister of the Interior of Tunisia for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution.[1][2]

Biography

Ahmed Friaa was born in 1949.[2] He holds a PhD from the Paris-Sorbonne University.[2]

He served as Housing Minister, then Education Minister, followed by Ambassador to Italy.[2] On January 12, 2011, following the dismissal of Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior.[2] On 27 January 2011 he was replaced by Farhat Rajhi. He was a founding member of the Homeland Party in early March, but announced his retirement on 14 June 2011.[3]

References

  1. 'Tunisia protests: President sacks interior minister', BBC News, 12 January 2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 'Key figures in new Tunisia government', BBC News, 18 January 2011
  3. Friaa Resigns from “Al-Watan” Party, TunisiaLive, 14 June. Retrieved 22 June 2011
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