Abdelkarim Harouni
Tunisian politician
Abdelkarim Harouni | |
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| Born | (1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 63) La Marsa, Tunisia |
| Alma mater | Tunis El Manar University |
| Political party | Ennahda Movement |
Abdelkarim Harouni (Tunisian Arabic: عبد الكريم الهاروني; born 17 December 1960) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Transport under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]
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]
