Rached Ghannouchi
Rached Ghannouchi (Arabic: راشد الغنوشي Rāshid al-Ghannūshī; born 22 June 1941), also spelled Rachid al-Ghannouchi or Rached el-Ghannouchi, is a Tunisian politician. He is the co-founder of the Ennahdha Party.[1]
Rached Ghannouchi راشد الغنوشي | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2019 | |
| President | Kais Saied |
| Prime Minister | Youssef Chahed Elyes Fakhfakh Hichem Mechichi |
| Preceded by | Abdelfattah Mourou (interim) |
| President of Ennahda Movement | |
| Assumed office November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Walid Bennani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rashad Khriji 22 June 1941 (aged 84) El Hamma, Tunisia |
| Political party | Ennahda Movement |
| Father | Sheikh Muhammad |
| Alma mater | Cairo University Damascus University |
| Website | www |
Ghannouchi was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012.[2]
On 13 November 2019, Ghannouchi was elected Speaker of the House.[3] Ghannouchi narrowly survived a vote of no confidence after 97 MPs voted against him on 30 July 2020.[4]
Rached Ghannouchi Media
References
- ↑ Feldman, Noah (2011-10-30). Islamists' Victory in Tunisia a Win for Democracy: Noah Feldman. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-30/islamists-victory-in-tunisia-a-win-for-democracy-noah-feldman.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "TIME 100: The List". Time. 18 April 2012. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112133,00.html. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tunisia parliament elects Ennahdha's Rachid Ghannouchi as speaker". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Tunisia's parliament speaker narrowly survives confidence vote". www.aljazeera.com.