Mohamed Lamine Chakhari (born 1957) is a
Tunisia
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n politician. He serves as the Minister of Industry under Prime Minister
Hamadi Jebali.
[Ahmed Ellali]
Mohamed Lamine Chakhari
''Tunisia Live'', 22 December 2011
Biography
Early life
Mohamed Lamine Chakhari was born on 17 May 1957 in
Foussana.
He received a PhD in
Mechanical engineering
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.
Career and politics
He works as a university professor at the
National School of Engineers of Tunis
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. He is also the chief executive officer of an industrial company and the head of its mechanical engineering department.
He is a member of the
Ennahda Movement.
Minister
On 20 December 2011, after former President
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...
was deposed, he joined the
Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Industry and Commerce.
On 16 February 2012, he became Minister of Industry only, and his former deputy minister,
Bechir Zaafouri, became Minister of Trade and Handicraft.
In May 2012, he announced that
natural gas
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lines would reach the governorates of
Kasserine
Kasserine ( ar, القصرين, al-Qasrīn, Tunisian Arabic: ڨصرين ') is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate, in west-central Tunisia. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi ( جبل الشعانبي), Tunisia's highest mountain. It ...
,
Siliana,
Jendouba,
Beja, and
El Kef
El Kef ( ar, الكاف '), also known as ''Le Kef'', is a city in northwestern Tunisia. It serves as the capital of the Kef Governorate.
El Kef is situated to the west of Tunis and some east of the border between Algeria and Tunisia. It has a ...
in Northwestern Tunisia. In June 2012, he unveiled a $2.5 billion investment strategy in
solar energy
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for the
Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz
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(STEG).
[Mohamed Guesmi]
Solar Energy in Tunisia to Benefit Most from $2.5 Billion Investment
, ''Tunisia Live'', 6 June 2012
References
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Living people
1957 births
Tunisian Muslims
Government ministers of Tunisia
People from Kasserine Governorate
Ennahda politicians