Abdelkarim Harouni
Born (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960
La Marsa, Tunisia
Alma materTunis El Manar University
Political partyEnnahda Movement

Abdelkarim Harouni (Tunisian Arabic: عبد الكريم الهاروني) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Transport under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

Abdelkarim Harouni was born on December 17, 1960, in La Marsa.[2]

Politics

He was a founding member and twice Secretary General of the students' union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).[2] He also served as Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Association.[2] In 1990, he became the editor of al Fajr, the flagship publication of the Ennahda Movement.[2] He was arrested in 1990, and sentenced to prison in 1992.[2] He was tortured and subjected to solitary confinement.[2] He was released on November 7, 2007, but he still fell prey to the police's intimidation and harassment.[2]

On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Transportation.[2] He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia until he resigned in April 2012.[2][3]

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