Khemaies Jhinaoui (born April 5, 1954) is a Tunisian diplomat who served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia ( ar, وزارة الشؤون الخارجية, french: Ministère des Affaires étrangères) is a cabinet-level governmental agency in Tunisia in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of ...
from 2016 to 2019. Jhinaoui previously served as Ambassador to
Russia
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and
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
from December 2001 to June 2011.
Biography
Khemaies Jhinaoui obtained a degree in public law, a postgraduate degree in public law and a certificate of advanced studies in political science and international relations. In 1978, he obtained a certificate of competence in the legal profession.
In 1979, Jhinaoui began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held numerous positions in the diplomatic corps.
In May 1996, he was sent to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
to open his country's interest office in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
. In January 2006, he was appointed director of political and economic affairs and cooperation with Europe and the European Union in the foreign affairs ministry.
Honours
* 2011 : Commander of the
Order of the Republic of Tunisia
* 2019 : Grand Officier of the
Order of the Republic of Tunisia
* 2019 : Honorary member of the
Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika of Malta
See also
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List of foreign ministers in 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa
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*#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
*#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
* -
*#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
*#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–prese ...
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List of current foreign ministers
This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See ( Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative gover ...
References
External links
Tunisian diplomats
1954 births
Living people
Ambassadors of Tunisia to Russia
Ambassadors of Tunisia to Ukraine
Ambassadors of Tunisia to the United Kingdom
Foreign ministers of Tunisia
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