Abdelwahab Abdallah
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Abdelwahab Abdallah (Template:Langx; born 14 February 1940) is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and was advisor to the President.[1]
Early life
Abdallah was born in Monastir, Tunisia on 14 February 1940.[2]
Career
Before Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was elected the president in 1987, Abdallah was the Minister of Information of Tunisia under Habib Bourguiba. Abdallah was in office until 1988.[2] From 1988 to 1990 he served as the Ambassador of Tunisia to Great Britain.[2] As a member of Constitutional Democratic Rally, he was a close aid to the president of Tunisia since 1990 on economic issues.[1] and led several Tunisian press agencies. He became foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle on 17 August 2005. His successor, Kamel Morjane was appointed Foreign Minister of Tunisia by President Ben Ali on 14 January 2010.[3]
Following Tunisian protests in 2010-2011, he was removed from his post on 13 January 2011.[4] Abdallah was subsequently put under house arrest on 24 January 2011 while the investigations are ongoing.[5][6]
Personal life
Abdallah's wife, Alya Abdallah, was appointed president of Banque de Tunisie (BT) in April 2008.[7]
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