Ahmed Friaa (born on February 19, 1949 in Zarzis

Zarzis

Zarzis is a commune and coastal town in southeastern Tunisia, on the coast of Mediterranean Sea. The climate is mainly dry and sunny, making it a popular tourist destination mixing the old and the traditional...

, Tunisia

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) was the Minister of the Interior of Tunisia

Tunisia

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 for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution

Tunisian revolution

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Biography

Ahmed Friaa was born in 1949. He holds a PhD from the Paris-Sorbonne University.

He served as Housing Minister, then Education Minister, followed by Ambassador to Italy

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. On January 12, 2011, following the dismissal of Rafiq Belhaj Kacem

Rafiq Belhaj Kacem

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, he was appointed as Minister of the Interior. On 27 January 2011 he was replaced by Farhat Rajhi

Farhat Rajhi

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. He was a founding member of the Homeland Party

Homeland Party (Tunisia)

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in early March, but announced his retirement on 14 June 2011.