Ahmed Friaa (

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: أحمد فريعة) (born February 19, 1949) was the

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for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution.'Key figures in new Tunisia government',

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, 18 January 201

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

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. On January 12, 2011, following the dismissal of

Rafiq Belhaj Kacem Rafiq Belhaj Kacem (born 6 April 1949 in Béja, Tunisia) is a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of the Interior under former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. During the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, he was fired by former President Ben ...

, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior. On 27 January 2011 he was replaced by

Farhat Rajhi Farhat Rajhi (born 29 December 1952, in Tunis) is a Tunisian politician. He was interim minister of interior affairs between January 27 and March 28, 2011, in the government of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi Mohamed Ghannouchi ( ar, محمد ...

. He was a founding member of the Homeland Party in early March, but announced his retirement on 14 June 2011.Friaa Resigns from “Al-Watan” Party
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Friaa, Ahmed 1949 births People from Zarzis University of Paris alumni Government ministers of Tunisia Living people Interior ministers of Tunisia Tunisian expatriates in France