Yadh Ben Achour is a Tunisian lawyer

Lawyer

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 and an expert on public law and Islamic political theory. He is the son of the late Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour

Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour

Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour was a Tunisian theologian, writer, trade unionist, intellectual and patriot....

, a prominent Tunisian theologian and union

Trade union

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 activist. On January 17, 2011 Mohamed Ghannouchi

Mohamed Ghannouchi

Mohamed Ghannouchi was the Prime Minister of Tunisia and was self-proclaimed acting President of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011, under Article 56 of the Constitution of Tunisia...

, the Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 of 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...

, appointed him to be the president of Tunisia's Higher Political Reform Commission

Higher Political Reform Commission

The Higher Political Reform Commission of Tunisia was formed on January 17, 2011 by Mohamed Ghannouchi, the Prime Minister of Tunisia. Its president is Yadh Ben Achour, legal expert and son of the late Grand Mufti of Tunisia Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour...

, which is charged with overseeing constitutional reform in post-Ben Ali Tunisia.

Ziad al-Doulatli

Ziad al-Doulatli

Ziad al-Doulatli is a Tunisian activist affiliated with the Islamist Ennahda Movement, for which he currently acts as an executive.-Background:Ziad al-Doulati obtained his doctorate degree in pharmacology from the University of Rennes in France in 1984...

, spokesman for the Tunisian Ennahda Movement, an Islamist group, voiced criticism of Ben Achour saying that he was "known for his Francophone and secular leanings and his hostility towards religion."