Mohamed Lamine Chakhari
Mohamed Lamine Chakhari | |
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| Minister of Industry | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Hamadi Jebali |
Mohamed Lamine Chakhari (born 1957) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Mohamed Lamine Chakhari was born on 17 May 1957 in Foussana.[2] He received a PhD in Mechanical engineering.[2]
Career and politics
[edit]He works as a university professor at the National School of Engineers of Tunis. He is also the chief executive officer of an industrial company and the head of its mechanical engineering department.[2] He is a member of the Ennahda Movement.[2]
Minister
[edit]On 20 December 2011, after former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Industry and Commerce.[2] On 16 February 2012, he became Minister of Industry only, and his former deputy minister, Bechir Zaafouri, became Minister of Trade and Handicraft.[3]
In May 2012, he announced that natural gas lines would reach the governorates of Kasserine, Siliana, Jendouba, Beja, and El Kef in Northwestern Tunisia.[4] In June 2012, he unveiled a $2.5 billion investment strategy in solar energy for the Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (STEG).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ CIA World Leaders
- ^ a b c d e f Ahmed Ellali, Mohamed Lamine Chakhari, Tunisia Live, 22 December 2011
- ^ Le ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce est scindé en deux, Business News, 20 April 2012
- ^ Farah Samti, Natural Gas Lines to Reach Tunisia’s Northwestern Region Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 11 May 2012
- ^ Mohamed Guesmi, Solar Energy in Tunisia to Benefit Most from $2.5 Billion Investment Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 6 June 2012