Habib Chatty was a Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

n politician and diplomat. He served as the fourth Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from 1979 to 1984.

Biography

Habi Chatty was born on 9 August 1916 in M'saken, Tunisia. He began his career as a journalist in the 1930s and became the chief editor of Assabah

Assabah

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In 1955, Chatty was appointed chief information officer in prime minister Tahar Ben Ammar

Tahar Ben Ammar

Tahar Ben Ammar was a Tunisian politician. He was born in Tunis. He served as the last Prime Minister of Tunisia under French rule, from 1954 to 1956, and was the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia, from March 20 to April 11, 1956.-Reference:*Khelifa Chater, Tahar Ben Ammar , éd....

's government. In 1972, he became President Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...

's chief of staff. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1977.

In 1979, he became the fourth Secretary-General of the OIC, and held the position until 1984.

Chatty died on 6 March 1991 in Paris

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