Mohammed Mzali

Mohamed Mzali (Arabic محمد مزالي, DMG Muḥammad Mizālī; born December 23, 1925 in Monastir, † 23 June 2010 ) was a Tunisian politician and sports official.

Studies and professional activities

After schooling Mzali completed a philosophy and literary studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he graduated with a diploma. He then worked as a professor in Tunisia.

In 1959 he was appointed Director General of Youth and Sports. This office he held until his appointment as director of radio and television station in Tunisia, which was founded in 1964 new.

Ministerial posts under President Bourguiba

From 1968 Mzali then held various ministerial portfolios: From April 12, 1969 until November 7, 1969, he was the successor of Bahi Ladgham first Secretary of Defense. This was followed on 7 November 1969 to 12 June 1970, a work as Minister of Youth and Sports as well as from 27 December 1969 to June 12, 1970 at the same time as Minister of National Education. The office of the Minister of National Education, he also exercised in the period from 29 October 1971 to 17 March 1973 and from 31 May 1976 to 25 April 1980. In this office to Mzali sat in particular for an Arabization and thereby strengthening advantages over the Arab partners. On March 17, 1973, he was then Minister of Public Health. This office he held until 31 May 1976.

Prime Minister (1980 to 1986)

On April 23, 1980, he was appointed by President Habib Bourguiba as the successor to Prime Minister Hedi Nouira. During his tenure as prime minister he held from 7 January 1984 to 28 April 1986, the Office of the Minister of the Interior from. Moreover, it was his wife Fethia Mzali 1983-1986 Minister for Family and Gender Equality in his cabinet. As prime minister, he was also Secretary General of the, Parti Socialiste Destourien ' (PSD ).

On 8 July 1986 he was replaced by Rachid Sfar as Prime Minister and General Secretary of the PSD.

Then he left Tunisia and settled in France after he was sentenced to imprisonment brought against him charges of illegal enrichment and abuse of public funds and. Mzali did not return until August 6, 2002 to Tunisia.

Sports official

In addition to his political posts Mzali was also one of the leading sports officials of his home country. From 1962 to 1986 he was President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC ). In addition, he was temporarily President of the Tunisian Football Federation (1962-1963), and Vice President (1963-1967) and president (1979-1987) of the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games. Here he was especially President of the Organizing Committee for the Mediterranean Games in 1967.

Mzali was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1965. From 1973 to 1980 he was a member of the Executive Commission of the IOC from 1976 to 1980 and Vice President of the IOC and was this as a life member.

Prime Minister (Tunisia )
Of Defense (Tunisia )
Minister of the Interior (Tunisia )
Minister of Education (Tunisia )
Sports Minister
IOC member
Tunisians
Born in 1925
Died in 2010
Man

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