Abdelwaheb Maatar is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Training and Employment under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Early life

Abdelwaheb Maatar was born on March 23, 1952, in Sfax. ^{[2] [3]} He received a diploma in Management from the National School of Administration in Tunis and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Tunis. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He is a lawyer and a Constitutional Law professor at the University of Tunis. ^[2]

Politics

He was involved with the Democratic Modernist Pole until he became a founding member of the Congress for the Republic (CPR) political party. ^{[2] [3]} He exposed the corruption of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and tried to challenge his re-election in 2004. ^[2] He serves as Vice-President of the International Association for the Support of Political Prisoners, and he is a founding member of the Tunisian Judicial Independence Center. ^{[2] [3]} He is also a fellow of the International Council on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. ^[2]

On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Training and Employment. ^[2] He has been accused of nepotism. ^[4]

Private life

He is married, and has three children. ^{[2] [3]}

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