Abdellatif Mekki

Abdellatif Mekki (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He is the Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister Ilyes Fakhfakh.[1][2]

Abdellatif Mekki
Born1962 (age 5859)
Political partyEnnahda Movement

Biography

Early life

Abdellatif Mekki was born in 1962 in El Ksour.[2] He holds a degree in biochemistry.[2] While at university, he served as Secretary General of the student union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).[2]

Politics

He was Head of the Ennahda Movement.[2] As a result, he was jailed from 1991 to 2001.[2] On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Public Health.[2] He is also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia.[2]

References

  1. CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Hend Hassassi, Abdellatif Mekki Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
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