Rached Ghannouchi
Tunisian politician
Rached Ghannouchi (Arabic: راشد الغنوشي Rāshid al-Ghannūshī; born 22 June 1941), also spelled Rachid al-Ghannouchi or Rached el-Ghannouchi, is a Tunisian politician. He is the co-founder of the Ennahdha Party.[1]
Rached Ghannouchi راشد الغنوشي | |
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Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People | |
Assumed office 13 November 2019 | |
President | Kais Saied |
Prime Minister | Youssef Chahed Elyes Fakhfakh Hichem Mechichi |
Preceded by | Abdelfattah Mourou (interim) |
President of Ennahda Movement | |
Assumed office November 1991 | |
Preceded by | Walid Bennani |
Personal details | |
Born | Rashad Khriji 22 June 1941 El Hamma, Tunisia |
Political party | Ennahda Movement |
Father | Sheikh Muhammad |
Alma mater | Cairo University Damascus University |
Website | www |
Ghannouchi was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012.[2]
On 13 November 2019, Ghannouchi was elected Speaker of the House.[3] Ghannouchi narrowly survived a vote of no confidence after 97 MPs voted against him on 30 July 2020.[4]
References
change- ↑ Feldman, Noah (2011-10-30). "Islamists' Victory in Tunisia a Win for Democracy: Noah Feldman". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "TIME 100: The List". Time. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tunisia parliament elects Ennahdha's Rachid Ghannouchi as speaker". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Tunisia's parliament speaker narrowly survives confidence vote". www.aljazeera.com.