Ridha Belhaj (politician)

Ridha Belhaj
Head of the Presidential Cabinet
In office
1 January 2015  1 February 2016
President Beji Caid Essebsi
Preceded by Sami Ben Amara
Succeeded by Selim Azzabi
Personal details
Born (1962-02-16) 16 February 1962
Tunis, Tunisia
Political party Nidaa Tounes
Profession lawyer

Ridha Belhaj (born 16 February 1962) is a Tunisian politician of secularist Nidaa Tounes party.

Having served as the General-secretary and delegate-minister in Beji Caid Essebsi's Transitional Government from February 2011 to December 2011, Essebsi – now President of Tunisia – on 1 January 2015 appointed him the head of his presidential cabinet. On 1 February 2016, Belhaj stepped back to be replaced by Caid Essebsi's cousin Selim Azzabi.[1]

References

  1. Frida Dahmani (1 February 2016). "Tunisie: Ridha Belhaj quitte le poste de directeur de cabinet de Béji Caïd Essebsi" (in French). Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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