Abdelkarim Harouni

Abdelkarim Harouni (Tunisian Arabic: عبد الكريم الهاروني‎) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Transport under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]

Abdelkarim Harouni
Born (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960
La Marsa, Tunisia
Alma materTunis El Manar University
Political partyEnnahda Movement

Biography

Early life

Abdelkarim Harouni was born on December 17, 1960, in La Marsa.[2]

Politics

He was a founding member and twice Secretary General of the students' union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).[2] He also served as Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Association.[2] In 1990, he became the editor of al Fajr, the flagship publication of the Ennahda Movement.[2] He was arrested in 1990, and sentenced to prison in 1992.[2] He was tortured and subjected to solitary confinement.[2] He was released on November 7, 2007, but he still fell prey to the police's intimidation and harassment.[2]

On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Transportation.[2] He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia until he resigned in April 2012.[2][3]

References
  1. CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sana Ajmi, Abdelkarim Harouni Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live,
  3. Tunisie - Abdelkarim Harouni et Abdellatif Mekki démissionnent de la Constituante, Business News, 12/04/2012
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