Ridha Grira
Ridha Grira رضا قريرة | |
|---|---|
 Ridha Grira | |
| Tunisian Minister of Defense | |
| In office January 14, 2010 – January 27, 2011 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Preceded by | Kamel Morjane |
| Succeeded by | Abdelkrim Zbidi |
| Tunisian Minister of State Properties and Property Affairs | |
| In office April 22, 1999 – January 14, 2010 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Prime Minister | Hamed Karoui Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Succeeded by | Foued Daghfous |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1955 Sousse, Tunisia |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic Rally |
| Education | École centrale Paris Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Institut d'études politiques de Paris École nationale d'administration |
Ridha Grira (born 1955) is a Tunisian politician. He is a former Minister of National Defense.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Ridha Grira was born on August 21, 1955, in Sousse, Tunisia.[2] He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and he received an MPhil in Chemical Engineering from the École centrale Paris in 1974.[2] He also studied Law, Economics and Management at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.[2] He also graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration.[2][5]
In 1991, he became CEO of the Banque Tuniso-Libyenne.[2] From 1992 to 1999, he worked as General Secretary of the Government.[2] He then worked as Minister of State Properties and the Land Affairs.[2] In January 2010, he became Minister of National Defense.[2][5] In the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, he was reappointed by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi.[5] He sits on the board of the Constitutional Democratic Rally.[5]
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