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{{Short description|Tunisian politician}}
[[File:RiadhBettaiebMars2012.jpg|alt=|thumb|Riadh Bettaieb, Tunisian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation in the government]]
'''Riadh Bettaieb''' (born 1961) is a [[Tunisia]]n politician. He serves as the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation under Prime Minister [[Hamadi Jebali]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-t/tunisia.html CIA World Leaders]</ref><ref name="live">Ahmed Ellali, [http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/12/22/riadh-bettayyeb/ Riadh Bettaieb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604223519/http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/12/22/riadh-bettayyeb/ |date=2012-06-04 }}, ''Tunisia Live'', 22 December 2011</ref>

==Biography==

===Early life===
Riadh Bettaieb was born on 3 January 1961 in [[Ben Gardane]].<ref name="live"/> He graduated from the National School of Engineers.<ref name="live"/>

===Political activism and career===
In 1979, he joined the [[Ennahda Movement]].<ref name="live"/> In 1991, he was forced into exile in Paris by the regime of [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]].<ref name="live"/> He was the Head of the Paris-based [[Tunisian Solidarity Association]].<ref name="live"/> After former President Ben Ali was deposed in 2011, he returned to Tunisia and joined the High Authority for the Achievement of the Revolution’s Objectives.<ref name="live"/> He also serves as a Governor of the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]].<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=183492102&privcapId=108941&previousCapId=1082551&previousTitle=Rockefeller%20Financial BusinessWeek]</ref>

===Minister===
On 20 December 2011, he joined the [[Jebali Cabinet]] as Minister of Investment and International Cooperation.<ref name="live"/> In May 2012, he said Tunisia and [[Malaysia]] would develop [[halal]] agriculture, medications and cosmetics together.<ref>[http://www.businessnews.com.tn/Riadh-Bettaieb-parle-du-d%C3%A9veloppement-des-industries--halal--en-Tunisie,520,31072,3 Riadh Bettaieb parle du développement des industries "halal" en Tunisie], ''Business News'', 15 May 2012</ref> He also suggested Tunisian companies would invest in [[Qatar]].<ref>[http://www.tap.info.tn/en/en/society/14519-qatari-official-q700-low-income-homes-to-be-built-in-omar-el-mokhtar-districtq.html Qatari official: "700 low-income homes to be built in Omar el-Mokhtar district]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Tunisian News Agency, 15 May 2012</ref>

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[[Category:Tunisian exiles]]
[[Category:Tunisian expatriates in France]]
[[Category:People from Medenine Governorate]]
[[Category:People from Ben Gardane]]

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