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Ahmed Friaa (Tunisian Arabic: أحمد فريعة) (born February 19, 1949) 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 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 [1] Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e 'Key figures in new Tunisia government', BBC News, 18 January 2011 [2] Archived 2017-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Friaa Resigns from “Al-Watan” Party[permanent dead link], TunisiaLive, 14 June. Retrieved 22 June 2011
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