Abdelfattah Mourou

Abdelfattah Mourou
عبد الفتاح مورو
First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
In office
4 December 2014 – 13 November 2019
Preceded byMeherzia Labidi Maïza
Interim Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
In office
25 July 2019 – 13 November 2019
PresidentMohamed Ennaceur (acting)
Kais Saied
Prime MinisterYoussef Chahed
Preceded byMohamed Ennaceur
Succeeded byRached Ghannouchi
Personal details
Born (1948-06-01) 1 June 1948 (age 76)
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyEnnahda
Alma materTunis University
ProfessionLawyer
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Abdelfattah Mourou (Arabic: عبد الفتاح مورو) is a Tunisian politician and lawyer. He is a co-founder of the Ennahdha Party[1] and serves as its Vice-President. He has been First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People since 2014.

On 4 December 2014, he was elected as First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, receiving 157 votes from the 214 representatives present.[2] After his election, he kissed his only opponent, Mbarka Aouinia Brahmi, the widow of Mohamed Brahmi, on the forehead. Brahmi, nominated by the Popular Front and supported by Afek Tounes, received 33 votes.[3]

  1. ^ "Tunisie - Abdelfattah Mourou claque la porte et rejette le strapontin ministériel". Business News (in French). 2011-12-26.
  2. ^ al Fathali, Hassan (2014-12-08). "New parliament speaker vows to unite Tunisians". Al Monitor. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. ^ "Tunisie: Elu 1er vice-président, Mourou baise le front de Mbarka Aouinia" (in French). 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-29.