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Mehdi Jomaa | |
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مهدي جمعة | |
Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
In office 29 January 2014 – 6 February 2015 | |
President | Moncef Marzouki |
Preceded by | Ali Laarayedh |
Succeeded by | Habib Essid |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 14 March 2013 – 29 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Laarayedh |
Preceded by | Mohamed Lamine Chakhari |
Succeeded by | Kamel Ben Naceur |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahdia, Tunisia | 21 April 1962
Political party | Tunisian Alternative (after 2017) |
Alma mater | Tunis El Manar University |
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]
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]
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]
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Mehdi Jomaa | |
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مهدي جمعة | |
Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
In office 29 January 2014 – 6 February 2015 | |
President | Moncef Marzouki |
Preceded by | Ali Laarayedh |
Succeeded by | Habib Essid |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 14 March 2013 – 29 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Laarayedh |
Preceded by | Mohamed Lamine Chakhari |
Succeeded by | Kamel Ben Naceur |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahdia, Tunisia | 21 April 1962
Political party | Tunisian Alternative (after 2017) |
Alma mater | Tunis El Manar University |
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]
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]
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]