Ridha Grira

Ridha Grira (born 1955) is a Tunisian politician. He is a former Minister of National Defense.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ridha Grira
رضا قريرة
Ridha Grira
Tunisian Minister of Defense
In office
January 14, 2010 – January 27, 2011
PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali
Prime MinisterMohamed Ghannouchi
Preceded byKamel Morjane
Succeeded byAbdelkrim Zbidi
Tunisian Minister of State Properties and Property Affairs
In office
April 22, 1999 – January 14, 2010
PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali
Prime MinisterHamed Karoui
Mohamed Ghannouchi
Succeeded byFoued Daghfous
Personal details
Born (1955-08-21) August 21, 1955
Sousse, Tunisia
Political partyConstitutional Democratic Rally
EducationÉcole centrale Paris
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Institut d'études politiques de Paris
École nationale d'administration

Biography

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]

References
  1. CIA World Leaders
  2. Defense Department, Official biography
  3. ABC News
  4. NPR
  5. 'Key figures in new Tunisia government', BBC News, 18 January 2011


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