Habib Ben Yahia
{{Short description|Tunisian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| caption = Habib Ben Yahia at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|07|30}}
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| nationality = Tunisian
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| occupation = Politician
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Habib Ben Yahia (born 30 July 1938{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Habib+Ben+Yahia+1938 |title=Google Books search: Habib Ben Yahia 1938}}{{better source needed|date=August 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://fr.travel.allafrica.com/view/people/main/id/074Te6reod6LjsY0.html |title=Habib Ben Yahia |website=AllAfrica |lang=fr}} in Tunis) is a Tunisian politician.
Career
From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister. He served in that position until he became foreign minister for the second time in November 1999. He remained foreign minister until November 2004, when he left the government following a cabinet reshuffle.{{cite web|url=http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=54329&d=11&m=11&y=2004&pix=world.jpg&category=World|title=Tunisia's Ben Ali Reshuffles Cabinet to Speed Up Reforms|date=11 November 2004|work=ArabNews|publisher=Reuters|access-date=5 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091005/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=54329&d=11&m=11&y=2004&pix=world.jpg&category=World|archive-date=16 July 2011}} In January 2006 he was designated to be the secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union. He held this role until 2016.{{cite web|url=https://northafricapost.com/12050-maghreb-taieb-bacchouche-new-chairman-arab-maghreb-union.html|title=Maghreb: Taieb Bacchouche, New Chairman of Arab Maghreb Union|date=2016-05-06|publisher=The North Africa Post|access-date=2022-03-28}}
Imprisonment
Habib Ben Yahia was sentenced to five-years in prison in March 2017 for power abuse.{{cite news|url= https://www.espacemanager.com/habib-ben-yahia-condamne-5-ans-de-prison-ferme.html|title= Habib Ben Yahia condamné à 5 ans de prison ferme|date= 6 March 2017|work= eSpace Manager}}{{cite news|url= https://www.tunisienumerique.com/tunisie-habib-ben-yahia-ecope-de-cinq-ans-de-prison-ferme/|title= Tunisie – Habib Ben Yahia écope de cinq ans de prison ferme|date= 6 March 2017|work= Tunisie Numerique}}
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Category:Tunis University alumni
Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:Foreign ministers of Tunisia
Category:Defence ministers of Tunisia
Category:Ambassadors of Tunisia to Belgium
Category:Ambassadors of Tunisia to the United States
Category:Ambassadors of Tunisia to the United Arab Emirates
Category:Ambassadors of Tunisia to Japan
Category:Arab Maghreb Union people
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