Fouad Mebazaa

Fouad Mebazaa
فؤاد المبزع
Mebazaa in 2011
Acting President of Tunisia
In office
15 January 2011 – 13 December 2011
Prime MinisterMohamed Ghannouchi
Béji Caïd Essebsi
Preceded byMohamed Ghannouchi
Succeeded byMoncef Marzouki
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
14 October 1997 – 15 January 2011
PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali
Preceded byHabib Boularès
Succeeded bySahbi Karoui (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1933-06-15) 15 June 1933 (age 91)[1]
Tunis, French Tunisia
Political partyIndependent (2011–present)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Constitutional Democratic Rally (Before 2011)
SpouseLilia Mebazaa

Fouad Mebazaa (Arabic: فؤاد المبزع, romanizedFuʾād el-Mbazaʿ; born 15 June 1933) is a Tunisian politician who was the acting president of Tunisia from 15 January 2011 to 13 December 2011.[3] He was active in Neo Destour prior to Tunisian independence,[1] served as Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Public Health, and Minister of Culture and Information,[1] and was Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia[4] from 1991 to 2011.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference fouad_cv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tunisia: New government leaders quit ruling party". BBC News. 18 January 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference aljaz_mebazaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Top advisor: China to push forward cooperation with Tunisia Xinhua News 2007-04-17