Abderrahim Zouari

Abderrahim Zouari
عبد الرحيم الزواري
Minister of Transport
In office 2004–2011
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Tourism
In office 2002–2004
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Sports
In office 2000–2002
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally
In office 1999–2000
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Education
In office 1998–1999
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1997–1997
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Ministry of Youth and Childhood
In office 1993–1997
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Ambassador of Tunisia to Maroc
In office 1992–1993
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Preceded by	Mohamed Ghannouchi
Succeeded by	Hamadi Jebali
Minister of Justice
In office 1991–1992
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Secretary-General of Constitutional Democratic Rally
In office 31 July 1988 – 20 February 1991
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-18) 18 April 1944 (age 80) Dahmani, Tunisia
Political party	Destourian Movement
Other political affiliations	Constitutional Democratic Rally (–2011)

Abderrahim Zouari (Tunisian Arabic: عبد الرحيم الزواري; born 18 April 1944) is a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of Transport from 2004 to 2011 under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[1][2][3] He was the candidate for the Destourian Movement in the 2014 presidential election. In January 2019, Zouari formed a party named Tahya Tounes.[4]

Biography

From 1974 to 1978, he served as Governor of Gabès, then Governor of Nabeul.[3] In 1991, he was appointed as Minister of Justice.[3] From 1992 to 1993, he served as the Tunisian ambassador to Morocco.[3] He was appointed as Foreign Minister in 1997, then as Education Minister in 1999.[3] He also served as Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Rally.[3][5] In 2001, he was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports, as well as Tourism and Handicrafts.[3][6] In 2004, he was appointed as Minister of Transport, remaining in that post until he was dismissed in the aftermath of the Tunisian Revolution.[3]

References

1. CIA World Leaders Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008-2009 Edition, Arc Manor, 2008, p. 406 [1]
3. European Investment Bank biography Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Tunisie : Abderrahim Zouari aurait fondé le parti 'Tahya Tounes' (I. Daïmi)". Direct Info. January 29, 2019.
5. 'Tunisia names former minister to head ruling party', CNN, December 5, 2000 "CNN.com - Tunisia names former minister to head ruling party - December 5, 2000". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
6. UN document