Habib Ben Yahia Explained

Habib Ben Yahia
Birth Date:	1938 7, df=yes
Nationality:	Tunisian
Occupation:	Politician

Habib Ben Yahia (born 30 July 1938^{[1] [2]} in Tunis) is a Tunisian politician.

Career

From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister. He served in that position until he became foreign minister for the second time in November 1999. He remained foreign minister until November 2004, when he left the government following a cabinet reshuffle.^[3] In January 2006 he was designated to be the secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union. He held this role until 2016.^[4]

Imprisonment

Habib Ben Yahia was sentenced to five-years in prison in March 2017 for power abuse.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google Books search: Habib Ben Yahia 1938.
2. Web site: Habib Ben Yahia . . fr.
3. Web site: Tunisia's Ben Ali Reshuffles Cabinet to Speed Up Reforms. 11 November 2004. ArabNews. Reuters. 5 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091005/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=54329&d=11&m=11&y=2004&pix=world.jpg&category=World. 16 July 2011.
4. Web site: Maghreb: Taieb Bacchouche, New Chairman of Arab Maghreb Union. 2016-05-06. The North Africa Post. 2022-03-28.
5. News: Habib Ben Yahia condamné à 5 ans de prison ferme. 6 March 2017. eSpace Manager.
6. News: Tunisie – Habib Ben Yahia écope de cinq ans de prison ferme. 6 March 2017. Tunisie Numerique.