Saâdeddine Zmerli ( ar, سعد الدين زمرلي) (January 7, 1930 – March 26, 2021) was a Tunisian

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. He spent twelve years in

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, ten years in

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and eighteen years in

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Biography

In 1973, Saâdeddine left Algeria, eight years after a convocation from the Tunisian president Bourguiba who asked him to create the

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service in

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hospital in Tunis.Biography of Saâdeddine Zmerli in leaders.com.tn
From July 25, 1988 to April 10, 1989 Pr. Zmerli was nominated as the Minister of Health.

References

Health ministers of Tunisia 1930 births 2021 deaths People from Tunis Governorate Urologists {{Tunisia-politician-stub