Mohamed Sayah ( ar, محمد الصيّاح; 31 December 1933 – 15 March 2018) was a Tunisian politician who held a number of ministerial roles in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Career

Mohamed Sayah held several ministerial portfolios under President

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...

. * Ministry of Information (7 November 1969 to 12 June 1970). * Department of Public Works (29 October 1971 to 5 June 1973). * Ministry of Youth and Sports (5 June to 30 November 1973). * Ministry delegated to the Prime Minister (30 November 1973 to 25 April 1980). * Ministry of Housing (25 April 1980 to 25 November 1983). * Ministry of Equipment (25 April 1984 to 16 May 1987). * Ministry of Education (16 May to 7 November 1987). Very close to President Bourguiba, he withdrew from political life after rise of

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 ...

to power. In 2013, he created the Bourguiba Foundation, an association dedicated to the person and the work of the first president of the Tunisian Republic.

Publications

* ''Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome I « L'échec de la répression »'', ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979 * ''Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome II « La victoire »'', ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979 * ''Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome III « L'indépendance »'', ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979 * ''Le Nouvel État aux prises avec le complot yousséfiste, 1956-1958'', ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1982 * ''La République délivrée de l'occupation étrangère'', ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1984 * (ar) ''L'Acteur et le témoin'', ed. Cérès, Tunis, 2012

References

1933 births 2018 deaths Government ministers of Tunisia {{Tunisia-politician-stub