Ridha Belhaj (politician)

Ridha Belhaj (Arabic: رضا بلحاج), (born 16 February 1962) is a Tunisian lawyer, senior official and politician.

Ridha Belhaj
Head of the Presidential Cabinet
Delegate-minister in the Tunisian Transitional Government
Personal details
Born (1962-02-16) 16 February 1962
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyNidaa Tounes, Tounes Awalan
Professionlawyer

Biography

Ridha Belhaj studied at Alaoui High School in Tunis and then at the Tunisian-Algerian Institute, where he obtained a law degree in 1986 and a diploma in customs and tax economics in 1988.[1]

He was first head of service in the general directorate of participations of the Ministry of Finance. From 2002, he practiced as a lawyer with the Court of cassation.[2]

Having served as the General-secretary and delegate-minister in Beji Caid Essebsi's Transitional Government from February 2011 to December 2011.

On 1 January 2015, the new president of Tunisia Essebsi appointed him the head of his presidential cabinet.[3] On 1 February 2016, Belhaj stepped back to be replaced by Caid Essebsi's cousin Selim Azzabi.[4]

After leaving the government, he joined Nidaa Toune.[5] Member, spokesperson and then vice-president of Nidaa Tounes,[6] he resigned from this party in February 2016 due to political perspective problems.[7] In 2017, he announced the creation of a new party called Tounes Awalan of which he is the chairman of the constitutive committee.[8]

Honours

Private life

Ridha Belhaj is married and has three children.

He is currently in prison.

References
  1. "Qui est Ridha Belhadj, le directeur de cabinet présidentiel". 4 January 2015.
  2. "Biographie de Ridha Belhaj, nouveau ministre délégué auprès du Premier ministre". turess.com (in French). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2018..
  3. "Ridha Belhaj, le dircab". 24 February 2015.
  4. "Ridha Belhaj démissionne de la Présidence. Mohammed Selim Azzabi désigné à sa place". 1 February 2016.
  5. "Nidaa Tounes annonce la composition de ses comités exécutif et élargi". leaders.com.tn (in French). 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2018..
  6. "Nidaa Tounes annonce la composition de ses comités exécutif et élargi". 20 September 2012.
  7. "Ridha Belhadj démissionne de la présidence du comité politique de Nida". 13 May 2016.
  8. "Ridha Belhaj annonce la création prochaine du parti Tunisie d'abord". 11 July 2017.
  9. "Des personnalités décorées par le Président de la République par intérim". 23 November 2011.
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