Habib Jemli or Habib Jomli ( ar, الحبيب الجملي; born 28 March 1959). is a Tunisian politician. He was the Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. He is an independent but is close to

Ennahdha The Ennahda Movement ( ar, حركة النهضة, Ḥarakatu n-Nahḍah; french: link=no, Mouvement Ennahdha), also known as the Renaissance Party or simply known as Ennahda, is a self-defined Islamic democratic political party in Tunisia. Foun ...

. He was appointed in 2019 to become the Tunisian head of government. In 2020, his government failed to gain the confidence of the

Assembly of the Representatives of the People The Assembly of the People's Representatives ( ar, مجلس نواب الشعب ', french: Assemblée des représentants du peuple; ARP) is Tunisia's legislative branch of government. The unicameral Assembly replaced the Constituent Assembly and ...

, making him the first appointed head of government not to take office.

Biography

He is an

agricultural engineer Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical enginee ...

and holds a Master's degree in agricultural economics and in management of agricultural institutions. He is a specialist in agricultural development and business management and is the author of several studies and research in these fields. Professionally, he worked in research units in the field of field crops as well as in the quality and development department at the Ministry of Agriculture, and also runs a private company. Close to

, he assumed the position of Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture,

Mohamed Ben Salem Mohamed Ben Salem, born on 19 February 1953, is a Tunisian politician. He served from December 2011 to January 2014 as Minister of Agriculture under the Prime Ministers Hamadi Jebali and Ali Laarayedh. Political activism He is a member of the ...

, from 2011 to 2014. On 15 November 2019, he was appointed head of government by President Kaïs Saïed. He presented his list of ministers on 2 January 2020. Although they were independent, some ministers were close to

and

Heart of Tunisia Heart of Tunisia ( ar, قلب تونس, Berber: Ul en Tunest, french: Au cœur de la Tunisie) is a Tunisian political party founded on 20 June 2019 by lawyer Houda Knani, a former member of the Free Patriotic Union. The party's candidate for the ...

. On 10 January 2020, he failed to gain the confidence of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. Habib Jemli is the father of four children.

References

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