Fadhel Abdelkefi
{{short description|Tunisian financier and politician}}
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Fadhel Abdelkefi ({{langx|ar|فاضل عبد الكافي}}), also known as Fadhel Abd Kefi, is a Tunisian financier and politician. He served as the Tunisian Investment Minister until May 1, 2017, when he was appointed as the acting Minister of Finance.
Early life
His father, Ahmed Abdelkefi founded the first leasing company based in Tunisia in 1984.{{cite news|last1=Dahmani|first1=Frida|title=Fadhel Abdelkefi, financier sans frontières|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/22963/economie/fadhel-abdelkefi-financier-sans-fronti-res/|accessdate=May 1, 2017|work=Jeune Afrique|date=January 9, 2013}} Fadhel was born in 1970. He graduated from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University with a degree in economics.
Career
Abdelkefi joined his father's company, Tunisie Valeurs, in 1994. By 2005, he was its CEO. By 2013, he was also the head of Integra Partners. He was also the non-executive chairman of the Bourse des valeurs mobilières de Tunis (BVMT).
Abdelkefi was appointed as the Tunisian Investment Minister in November 2016.{{cite news|last1=Fanucchi|first1=Bruno|title=" Le salut de la Tunisie passe par l'investissement privé " (Mohamed Fadhel Abdelkefi, ministre du Développement)|url=http://www.latribune.fr/opinions/blogs/euromed/le-salut-de-la-tunisie-passe-par-l-investissement-prive-mohamed-fadhel-abdelkefi-ministre-du-developpement-616206.html|accessdate=May 1, 2017|work=La Tribune|date=November 14, 2016}} During his tenure, he encouraged private investment in Tunisia. On May 1, 2017, he succeeded Lamia Zribi as the acting Finance Minister.{{cite news|title=Tunisian premier replaces Finance Minister Lamia Zribi: spokesman|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-economy-minister-idUSKBN17W0RF|accessdate=May 1, 2017|work=Reuters|date=April 30, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Tunisie: les ministres de l'Education et des Finances limogés|url=http://www.bfmtv.com/international/tunisie-les-ministres-de-l-education-et-des-finances-limoges-1154464.html|accessdate=May 1, 2017|work=BFMTV|date=May 1, 2017}} On 18 August 2017, he resigns acting Finance Minister.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessnews.com.tn/La-le%C3%A7on-d%E2%80%99int%C3%A9grit%C3%A9-de-Fadhel-Abdelkefi,519,74296,3|title=La leçon d’intégrité de Fadhel Abdelkefi|publisher=Business News|date=2017-08-18|accessdate=2017-08-19}}
Abdelkefi resigned from the presidency of Afek Tounes on 19 October 2023.
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