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Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar ( ar, محمد العربي زروق خزندار; born c. 1760 in Le Bardo, died 29 October 1822 in Tunis) was the Prime Minister and Khaznadar, or minister of finance, of the Beylik of Tunis. Family He was born to a wealthy feudal Sharifian family from Béja. The family had close ties to the beylical court: his paternal grandfather Ahmed Zarrouk was the secretary of the cheikh Youssef Bourtaghiz, the Hanafi chief mufti, and the power broker of Hussein Bey I while his maternal grandfather was Radjab Khaznadar, an influential minister. Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk was also the foster brother of the princess Amina Baya, sister of Hammuda Pasha and future wife of Mahmoud Bey. He was educated by his father who was the controller of restoration works on the Beylical palace. Rise to power Like his father, he entered the service of Hammouda Pasha as supervisor of major works, such as the construction of the fortress at El Kef, near the Algerian border. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Tunisia
The prime minister of Tunisia ( ar, رئيس حكومة تونس, ra’īs ḥukūmat Tūnis) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Tunisia. The prime minister directs the executive branch along with the president and, together with the prime minister's cabinet, is accountable to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, to the prime minister's political party and, ultimately, to the electorate for the policies and actions of the executive and the legislature. The office was established by Monarch Ali II with the appointment of Rejeb Khaznadar as the inaugural officeholder in 1759. The office was revived again in the republican system by Habib Bourguiba with the appointment of Bahi Ladgham in 1969. The constitution of 1959 established a presidential system where the president was both the head of state and the head of government. Bourguiba transferred some of his powers to the prime minister who had a ceremonial role. After the Tunisian Revolution in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
