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| Office | 11th Prime Minister of Tunisia |
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| Office | Minister of the Interior
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| Term start | 14 March 2013 |
| Term end | 29 January 2014 |
| Predecessor | Hamadi Jebali |
| Successor | Mehdi Jomaa |
| Predecessor | Habib Essid |
| Successor | Lotfi Ben Jeddou
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| Born | 1955-8-15 (age 71) |
| Born | Medenine, Tunisia
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| Political party | Ennahda Movement |
| Spouse | Widad Larayedh |
| Children | 3
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Ali Laarayedh (Template:Lang-aeb, Template:Transl; born 15 August 1955) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 2013 to 2014. Previously he served in the government as the Minister of the Interior from 2011[1][2][3] to 2013. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Laarayedh was designated as Prime Minister in February 2013. He is a member of the Ennahda Movement.
Laarayedh resigned on 9 January 2014.[4]
Early life
Laarayedh was born in Medenine in 1955.[2][5]
Political activism
Laarayedh was the spokesperson for the Ennahda Movement from 1981 until his arrest in 1990. After he was harassed by the police under President Habib Bourguiba, he was sentenced to fifteen years in prison under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, during which time he suffered torture. He was, among other techniques, threatened with HIV transfusion. His wife, Wided Lagha, was sexually abused and videotaped by officials from the Ministry of Interior.[2]
Career
On 20 December 2011, after President Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of the Interior.[3][6] He vowed to support peace in Tunisia, rejecting religious extremism, tribalism or regionalism.[6] On 22 February 2013, Laarayedh was appointed as Prime Minister after Hamadi Jebali resigned from office.[5]
Personal life
Laarayedh is married and has three children.[3] His wife is a medical technician.[7]
References
- ↑ CIA World Leaders Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ali Larayedh(17 December 2011).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Biographie de M. Ali Laaridh, nouveau ministre de l'interieur(24 December 2011).
- ↑ Tunisia’s Islamist PM steps down as unrest mounts(9 January 2014).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ali Laarayedh Tunisia’s New Prime Minister. Tunisia Alive(22 February 2013).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Leaders
- ↑ Leading the Tunisian Agency That Once Jailed Him. The New York Times(25 January 2013).
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