Tunisian politician (1921–2019)
Mustapha Filali
Mustapha Filali, 2011
Born 5 July 1921 Died 20 January 2019(2019-01-20) (aged 97) Nationality Tunisian Occupation Politician
Mustapha Filali (Arabic : مصطفى الفيلالي 5 July 1921 – 20 January 2019) was a Tunisian politician.[ 1] He was the first Tunisian Minister of Agriculture after their independence.[ 2]
Biography
Filali studied at Sadiki College and the Faculté des lettres de Paris , obtaining a graduate degree in Arabic literature. After his education, Filali served as a teacher of literature in primary and secondary schools in Tunisia . He was very active in the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), where he worked to improve the economy of Sfax .[ 3]
Due to the UGTT's support of Habib Bourguiba , Filali was appointed as minister of agriculture once Bourguiba gained power as independent Tunisia's first president in 1956. As minister, Filali worked to end habous . Filali was then appointed as minister of information. However, he would leave the government on 30 December 1958.[ 4] He would lead the Socialist Destourian Party from 26 October to 31 October 1971.[ 5] After the 2011 Tunisian revolution , Filali was a member of the Higher Authority for Realisation of the Objectives of the Revolution, Political Reform and Democratic Transition .[ 6]
Aside from his political work, Filali was head of the Maghreb office of the International Labour Organization in Algeria . He was also on the board of directors for the Studies Center of Arab Unity in Beirut .[ 7]
Awards
Works
Islam and the new international economic order (الإسلام و النظام الاقتصادي الدولي الجديد)
Maghreb: the call of the future (المغرب العربي الكبير: نداء المستقبل)
The Tables of the Inchirah (موائد الانشراح)[ 10]
References
^ "Décès du syndicaliste et ancien ministre de Bourguiba, Mustapha Filali, 97 ans : un parcours d'exception" . Leaders (in French). 20 January 2019.
^ "Mustapha Filali, Hommage à un citoyen de mon pays" . Huffington Post (in French). 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019.
^ "Mustapha Filali, l'un des bâtisseurs de la Tunisie moderne, est décédé" . jeuneafrique (in French). 21 January 2019.
^ Charfi, Mounir (1989). Les ministres de Bourguiba (1956-1987) [The Ministers of Bourguiba ] (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-738-40398-8 .
^ "Décès de Mustapha Filali, premier ministre de l'Agriculture post-indépendance" . Huffington Post (in French). 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019.
^ "Quels sont les membres du Conseil de l'instance supérieure pour la réalisation des objectifs de la Révolution, de la réforme politique et de la transition démocratique ?" . Leaders (in French). 14 March 2011.
^ "Tunisie - Prochain chef du gouvernement: Confusion autour de Mustapha Filali" . Huffington Post (in French). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
^ "Journal Officiel de la Republique Tunisienne" (PDF) . N° 26 (in French). 10 June 1966.
^ "Le double hommage de Bouteflika à 11 personnalités tunisiennes" . Leaders (in French). 3 January 2013.
^ "Les Tables de l'inchirah" . Leaders (in French). 29 September 2010.
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