Khalil Zaouia is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Social Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]
Biography edit
Early life and career edit
Khalil Zaouia was born on July 20, 1961, in Tunis. He has been a professor and orthopedic surgeon at the Charles-Nicolle Hospital of Tunis since July 2011 in Tunis.[3]
Politics edit
He has served on the board of trustees of the Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme since 1988.[2] He is a founding member of the Ettakatol political party, and a member of the Tunisian General Labour Union.[2][3][4] He is a former advisor of Mustapha Ben Jafar.[4]
On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Social Affairs.[2]
Private life edit
He is married, and has two children.[2]
References edit
- ^ CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Ministry official biography
- ^ a b Leaders
- ^ a b Arielle Thedrel, Khalil Zaouia : «On nous a mis devant le fait accompli», Le Figaro, 19/01/2011