Houcine Dimassi

Houcine Dimassi
Minister of Finance
In office
24 December 2011 – 27 July 2012
Prime MinisterHamadi Jebali
Preceded byJalloul Ayed
Succeeded byElyes Fakhfakh
Personal details
Born(1948-11-18)18 November 1948
Died27 January 2025(2025-01-27) (aged 76)
PartyNidaa Tounes
EducationUniversity of Tunis

Houcine al-Dimassi (Arabic: حسين الديماسي; 18 November 1948 – 27 January 2025) was a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]

Life and career

Background

Houcine Dimassi was born in Ksar Hellal on 18 November 1948.[2] He received a PhD in economics in 1983 and the agrégation in 1984.[2]

Dimassi was married and had four children.[2] He died on 27 January 2025, at the age of 76.[3]

Career

Dimassi started his career as a university professor of economics at the University of Tunis.[2] From 1988 to 1991, he served as Dean at the University of Sousse.[2] He attended conferences of the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Development Programme.[2] In 2001, he wrote a report for the Tunisian General Labour Union.[2]

On 20 December 2011, after the deposal of President Ben Ali, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Finance[2] and submitted his resignation, which was accepted, on 27 July 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ CIA World Leaders Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Biographie de M. Houcine Dimassi, nouveau ministre des Finances, Business News, 25 December 2011
  3. ↑ Décès de l'ancien ministre des Finances Houcine Dimassi (in French)
  4. ↑ Tunisian Finance minister quits[link removed], AFP, 27 July 2012