Tunisian politician

Abdellatif Mekki (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He is the Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister Ilyes Fakhfakh.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Early life
  • 1.2 Politics
• 2 References

Biography

Early life

Abdellatif Mekki was born in 1962 in El Ksour. He holds a degree in biochemistry. While at university, he served as Secretary General of the student union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).

Politics

He was Head of the Ennahda Movement. As a result, he was jailed from 1991 to 2001. On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Public Health. He is also a member of the Cons*uent *embly of Tunisia.

References