Habib Jemli

Habib Jemli or Habib Jomli (Arabic: الحبيب الجملي‎); born 28 March 1959)[1] is a Tunisian politician.

Habib Jemli
الحبيب الجملي
Secretary of State to the Tunisian Minister of Agriculture
In office
24 December 2011 – 29 January 2014
Prime MinisterHamadi Jebali
Ali Larayedh
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-03-28) 28 March 1959
Kairouan, Tunisia
Political partyIndependent

He was the Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. He is an independent but is close to Ennahdha. He was appointed in 2019 to become the Tunisian head of government. In 2020, his government failed to gain the confidence of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, making him the first appointed head of government not to take office.

Biography

He is an agricultural engineer and holds a Masters degree in agricultural economics and in management of agricultural institutions.[2] He is a specialist in agricultural development and business management and is the author of several studies and research in these fields.[1]

Professionally, he worked in research units in the field of field crops as well as in the quality and development department at the Ministry of Agriculture, and also runs a private company.[1]

Close to Ennahdha,[3] he assumed the position of secretary of state to the minister of 'Agriculture, Mohamed Ben Salem, from 2011 to 2014.

On 15 November 2019, he was appointed head of government by President Kaïs Saïed.[4] He presented his list of ministers on 2 January 2020.[5] Although they were independent, some ministers were close to Ennahdha and Heart of Tunisia.[6] On 10 January 2020, he failed to gain the confidence of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.[7]

Habib Jemli is the father of four children.[2]

References
  1. "Biography of Habib Jomli". businessnews.com.tn. 15 November 2019..
  2. "Tunisia: Habib Jemli becomes the new head of government". jeuneafrique.com (in French). 15 November 2019.
  3. "Tunisia: Habib Jemli chosen to form the government". rfi.fr (in French). 15 November 2019.
  4. https://www.reuters.com/article/tunisia-politics/tunisias-ennahda-names-habib-jemli-as-choice-for-pm-idUSB1N1ZV000
  5. https://fr.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-government-idUKKBN1Z10KA
  6. Benoît Delmas (3 January 2020). "Tunisia is endowed with a Mikado government". lepoint.fr (in French).
  7. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-politics-idUSKBN1Z92EW
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