Chedli Klibi Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Chedli Klibi الشاذلي القليبي


4th Secretary-General of the Arab League
In office March 1979 – September 3, 1990
Preceded by	Mahmoud Riad
Succeeded by	Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
Minister of Information of Tunisia
In office 1978–1979
Minister of Culture of Tunisia
In office December 8, 1976 – September 20, 1978
President	Habib Bourguiba
Prime Minister	Hédi Nouira
Preceded by	Mahmoud Messadi
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yalaoui [fr]
In office June 24, 1971 – November 30, 1973
President	Habib Bourguiba
Prime Minister	Hédi Nouira
Preceded by	Habib Boularès
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Messadi
In office October 7, 1961 – June 12, 1970
President	Habib Bourguiba
Prime Minister	Bahi Ladgham (1969–1970)
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Habib Boularès

Personal details
Born	(1925-09-06)6 September 1925 Tunis, Tunisia
Died	13 May 2020(2020-05-13) (aged 94) Tunis, Tunisia
Political party	Socialist Destourian Party

Chedli Klibi (Arabic: الشاذلي القليبي) was an important politician from Tunisia. He was born on September 6, 1925, and passed away on May 13, 2020. Mr. Klibi is best known for being the Secretary General of the Arab League. He was the only person not from Egypt to hold this important position.

Early Life and Education
A Career in Public Service
- Leading the Arab League
Later Life and Writings
Honours
- Tunisian National Medals
- Foreign Honours
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Early Life and Education

Chedli Klibi was a very smart student. He finished high school at Sadiki College in 1944, focusing on philosophy. After that, he went to Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris. There, he earned a degree in Arabic language and literature in 1947.

He was very good at both Arabic and French languages. Because of his skills, he taught at important schools in Tunisia. These included the Institut des Hautes Etudes and the Ecole Normale Superieure.

A Career in Public Service

Chedli Klibi had a long and busy career helping his country. In 1958, he became the Director General of Radio Tunis. This was a big job in media.

He then served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs for many years. He held this role several times between 1961 and 1978. During this time, Habib Bourguiba was the president of Tunisia. From 1974 to 1976, Klibi worked as the chief of staff for the president. Later, he was the Minister of Information from 1978 to 1979.

Klibi was also the mayor of Carthage from 1963 to 1990. Carthage is a famous ancient city in Tunisia. As mayor, he did something special in 1985. He signed a "peace treaty" with the mayor of Rome, Ugo Vetere. This was a symbolic event to remember the end of the Punic Wars. These wars happened over 2,000 years ago between ancient Rome and ancient Carthage.

Leading the Arab League

In March 1979, Chedli Klibi was chosen for a very important role. He became the Secretary General of the Arab League. The Arab League is a group of Arab countries that work together on political, economic, and cultural issues. He was appointed after the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.

During his time as Secretary General, he led many important meetings. He held three regular meetings and six special meetings for the leaders of Arab countries. In 1990, he decided to step down from this role. After leaving the Arab League, Klibi spent his retirement in Carthage with his wife, Kalthoum. He also served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2005 to 2008.

Later Life and Writings

In 1999, Chedli Klibi wrote a book called Orient-Occident - la paix violente. The book was written as an interview with a French journalist named Jennifer Moll. In it, he shared his thoughts on topics like Islam, Europe, and his experiences as the Secretary General of the Arab League.