One Africa Mr.Elyes FAKHFAKH

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  • Posted By : Lenut Jan
  • Posted On : Oct 03, 2013
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  • Category : Executive Branch » Minister
  • Description : Elyes Fakhfakh, born in 1972 in Tunis, Tunisia is an engineer and politician. He was minister in the government Hamadi Jebali, in charge of the Ministry of Tourism on December 24, 2011 and Finance since 19 December 2012. He was reappointed in this last function in government Ali Larayedh. He has an engineering background and is also a specialist in human management and organizations. He started working at the age of 27, in total: it is responsible for resolving complex technical and organizational problems in European American and Asian sites. Between 2004 and 2006 he was director of operations of a new industrial site Total Poland. He then became general manager of a Tunisian industrial company specializing in automotive components for export, which belongs to a large hotel group. He participates in the growth of the group, especially at international level. Fakhfakh is a member of Ettakatol. Following the 2011 revolution, he was appointed Minister of Tourism in the government of Hamadi Jebali, succeeding Mehdi Houas its counterpart in previous governments. On 19 December 2012, it also supports the Ministry of Finance. He is assisted by two successive Secretaries of State: Slim Besbes Chedly and Abed. While the number of tourists dropped by 33% in 2011, during the revolution, and then increased by 25%, the Minister expects a 40% jump in attendance over a period between 2010 and 2016, in order to cross over the last year the bar ten million annual visitors.
  • Location : Tunis, Tunisia