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Elyes Fakhfakh
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إلياس الفخفاخ
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Fakhfakh in 2020
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| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 27 February 2020 – 2 September 2020 |
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| President | Kais Saied |
| Preceded by | Youssef Chahed |
| Succeeded by | Hichem Mechichi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 December 2012 – 29 January 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Hamadi Jebali Ali Larayedh |
| Preceded by | Houcine Dimassi |
| Succeeded by | Hakim Ben Hammouda |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 24 December 2011 – 13 March 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Hamadi Jebali |
| Preceded by | Mehdi Houas |
| Succeeded by | Jamel Gamra |
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| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Tunis, Tunisia |
| Political party | Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties |
| Alma mater | National Engineering School of Sfax Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon University of Évry Val d'Essonne |
Elyes Fakhfakh (Arabic: إلياس الفخفاخ) is a politician from Tunisia. He was born in 1972. He served as the Minister of Tourism and later as the Minister of Finance. He also held the important role of Prime Minister of Tunisia from February to September 2020.
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About Elyes Fakhfakh
Elyes Fakhfakh was born in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, in 1972. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the National Engineering School of Sfax. He graduated from there in 1995.
After that, he continued his studies. He earned a Master's degree from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon in France. Later, he also completed a Master's degree in Business Administration. This degree was from the University of Évry Val d'Essonne.
His Early Career
In 1999, when he was 27 years old, Elyes Fakhfakh began his career. He worked as an engineer for a large French oil company called Total S.A.. He traveled and worked for Total in different parts of the world. This included Europe, America, and Asia. From 2004, he worked for the company in Poland.
In 2004, he joined a Tunisian company named Cortrel. This company makes parts for vehicles called leaf springs. He later became the Deputy Director General of Cortrel.
His Political Journey
Elyes Fakhfakh is a member of a political party called Ettakatol. In December 2011, he became the Minister of Tourism. This was part of a government led by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.
In December 2012, he took on another important job. He also became the Minister of Finance. This meant he was in charge of the country's money matters. He had two assistants, called secretaries of state, to help him.
Elections and Parliament
In the 2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, his party, Ettakatol, did not win any seats. They had held seats before this election. In the 2019 Tunisian parliamentary election, his party received very few votes. Because of this, they currently do not have any seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. This is Tunisia's main parliament.
Elyes Fakhfakh also ran for president in the 2019 Tunisian presidential election. He received a small percentage of the votes in the first round.
Becoming Prime Minister
On January 20, 2020, President Kais Saied chose Elyes Fakhfakh to lead the government. This decision came after discussions with many political parties. The previous person chosen for the job had not been approved by the parliament.
The government led by Elyes Fakhfakh is known as the Fakhfakh Cabinet. This government officially gained the trust of the parliament on February 27, 2020.
His government included 32 members. These members came from different political parties. There were also many independent politicians who were not part of a specific party.
In July 2020, some questions were raised about his business interests. He stated that he had not done anything wrong. However, he decided to resign from his position as Prime Minister on July 15, 2020.
Personal Life
Elyes Fakhfakh is married and has one son.
See also
In Spanish: Elies Fajfaj para niños
