Mehdi Jomaa
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مهدي جمعة
29 January 2014 – 6 February 2015
Beji Caid Essebsi
14 March 2013 – 29 January 2014
Mahdia, Tunisia
Mehdi Jomaa (Arabic: مهدي جمعة; born 21 April 1962) is a Tunisian engineer and was the acting Prime Minister of Tunisia from 29 January 2014[1] to 6 February 2015.[2] He was chosen on 14 December 2013.[3] Jomaa was Minister of Industry in the Ali Laarayedh government.[4]
Early life
He was born on 21 April 1962 in Mahdia, Tunisia. He graduated from the National Engineering School, Tunis in 1998.[5] He is an engineer by profession. He also holds a postgraduate degree in structural mechanics and in modeling.[5] He spent most of his career at Hutchinson and at Total.[5] He is married and has five children.[6] He was a general manager at Hutchinson Aerospace when he quit his job.[7]
Political life
After Hamadi Jebali asked him to be part of his government, he quit his professional career[8] to contribute to the country's transition into democracy[7] after the crackdown of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali government in the 2011 uprising. He did not belong to any political party; he was an Independent. On 13 March 2013, he became Minister of Industry in a coalition government led by Ennahda after Ali Laarayedh appealed him to be part of his government.[9] After the assassination of Mohamed Brahmi in July, there had been a political deadlock.[10] To ease the situation, parties entered a national dialogue which was held for weeks; on 14 December 2013, both ruling and opposition parties agreed to choose Jomaa as the interim Prime Minister until the next election.[4] His government was technocratic.[8] The leftist Popular Front coalition doubted whether he could handle the present situation.[8] His caretaker government carried out the process for new elections and attempted to deal with the economic issues.[8]
After Habib Essid became Prime Minister in February 2015, Mehdi Jomaa spent a year away from political life until in early February 2016 he announced the formation of a think-tank and political program dubbed "Tunisia Alternatives".[11] A year later, in March 2017, he converted Tunisia Alternatives into a political party.[12]
References
- ^ "Tunisia's new government of independents sworn in". Daily News Egypt. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Tunisia's secularists and Islamists form new government". BBC News. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Mehdi Jomaa Chosen to Become New Prime Minister". Tunisia Live. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Tunisia Industry Minister Mehdi Jomaa to be new PM". BBC News. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mehdi Jomaa". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Tunisia's PM-designate is a little-known newcomer". Daily News Egypt. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Qui est Mehdi Jomaâ, nouveau ministre de l'Industrie" (in French). Leaders. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ben Bouazza, Bouazza (14 December 2013). "Tunisia Chooses New PM to Replace Islamist Gov't". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Mehdi Jomaa, nouveau chef du gouvernement tunisien" (in French). FRANCE 24. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Parties Agree on Leader Ahead of Vote in Tunisia". The New York Times. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Mehdi Jomaa's Comeback: 'Tunisia Alternatives'". Tunisia-tn. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Frida Dahmani, "Tunisie : Mehdi Jomâa lance son parti politique", Jeune Afrique, 29 March 2017 (in French).
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Preceded by | Head of Government of Tunisia 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
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- Bahi Ladgham (1969–1970)
- Hedi Amara Nouira (1970–1980)
- Mohammed Mzali (1980–1986)
- Rachid Sfar (1986–1987)
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987)
- Hédi Baccouche (1987–1989)
- Hamed Karoui (1989–1999)
- Mohamed Ghannouchi (1999–2011)
- Beji Caid Essebsi (2011)
- Hamadi Jebali (2011–2013)
- Ali Laarayedh (2013–2014)
- Mehdi Jomaa (2014–2015)
- Habib Essid (2015–2016)
- Youssef Chahed (2016–2020)
- Elyes Fakhfakh (2020)
- Hichem Mechichi (2020–2021)
- Najla Bouden (2021–2023)
- Ahmed Hachani (2023–2024)
- Kamel Madouri (since 2024)
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