Abdellatif Mekki Explained

Abdellatif Mekki
Birth Place:El Ksour, Tunisia
Party:Ennahda Movement

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-t/tunisia.html CIA World Leaders
  2. Hend Hassassi, Abdellatif Mekki, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011