| Ahmed Friaa | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 12 January 2011 – 27 January 2011 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Fouad Mebazaa (interim) |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Preceded by | Rafiq Belhaj Kacem |
| Succeeded by | Farhat Rajhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-02-19) February 19, 1949 (age 75) Zarzis, Tunisia |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic Rally Homeland Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Tunis University Paris VI University |
| Profession | mathematician |
Ahmed Friaa (Tunisian Arabic: أحمد فريعة) (born February 19, 1949) was the Minister of the Interior of Tunisia for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution.
Biography
Ahmed Friaa was born in 1949. He holds a PhD from the Paris-Sorbonne University.
He served as Housing Minister, then Education Minister, followed by Ambassador to Italy. On January 12, 2011, following the dismissal of Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, he was appointed Minister of the Interior. On 27 January 2011 he was replaced by Farhat Rajhi. He was a founding member of the Homeland Party in early March, but announced his retirement on 14 June 2011.
References
- 'Tunisia protests: President sacks interior minister', BBC News, 12 January 2011 Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 'Key figures in new Tunisia government', BBC News, 18 January 2011 Archived 2017-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Friaa Resigns from “Al-Watan” Party, TunisiaLive, 14 June. Retrieved 22 June 2011