Ridha Saidi (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Economy under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]
Biography
editEarly life
editRidha Saidi was born on 24 November 1962 in Menzel Bourguiba.[2][3] He graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis and received a master's degree in Quality Management and Productivity.[2][3] While at university, he was a founding member of the students' union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).[2][3] In 1985, he joined the Islamist Tendency Movement, now known as the Ennahda Movement.[2][3] He was jailed from 1991 to 2007 for his political activities.[3]
Career in energy
editHe worked as an engineer for the Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (STEG).[2][3] In 2009, he wrote the article, Economie nationale : réalité et perspectives.[2]
Minister
editOn 20 December 2011, after former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Economy. In March 2012, he vowed to track down tax noncompliance to boost the Tunisian economy.[4] In May 2012, he criticized Standard & Poor's for downgrading Tunisia's economy unfairly.[5]
References
edit- ^ CIA World Leaders Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g Leaders profile
- ^ a b c d e f Ahmed Ellali, Ridha Saidi, Tunisia Live, 28 December 2011
- ^ Ridha Saidi : "Les mesures contre l'évasion fiscale en Tunisie", Express FM, 24 March 2012
- ^ Ridha Saidi accuse certains experts de Standard & Poor's d'avoir des positions politiques déterminées, Business News, 25 May 2012