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[[Image:Photo_Ridha_Saidi.jpg|upright|thumb|Ridha Saidi]]<br />
'''Ridha Saidi''' (born 1962) is a [[Tunisia]]n politician. He serves as the Minister of Economy under Prime Minister [[Hamadi Jebali]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-t/tunisia.html CIA World Leaders] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629170645/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-t/tunisia.html |date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="leaders">[http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/ridha-saidi?id=7301 Leaders profile]</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
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===Early life===<br />
Ridha Saidi was born on 24 November 1962 in [[Menzel Bourguiba]].<ref name="leaders"/><ref name="ellali">Ahmed Ellali, [http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/12/28/ridha-saidi/ Ridha Saidi], ''Tunisia Live'', 28 December 2011</ref> He graduated from the [[Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis]] and received a master's degree in Quality Management and Productivity.<ref name="leaders"/><ref name="ellali"/> While at university, he was a founding member of the [[students' union]] [[Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie]] (UGET).<ref name="leaders"/><ref name="ellali"/> In 1985, he joined the Islamist Tendency Movement, now known as the [[Ennahda Movement]].<ref name="leaders"/><ref name="ellali"/> He was jailed from 1991 to 2007 for his political activities.<ref name="ellali"/><br />
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===Career in energy===<br />
He worked as an engineer for the [[Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz]] (STEG).<ref name="leaders"/><ref name="ellali"/> In 2009, he wrote the article, ''Economie nationale : réalité et perspectives''.<ref name="leaders"/><br />
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===Minister===<br />
On 20 December 2011, after former President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]] was deposed, he joined the [[Jebali Cabinet]] as Minister of Economy. In March 2012, he vowed to track down [[tax noncompliance]] to boost the Tunisian economy.<ref>[http://www.radioexpressfm.com/podcast/show/ridha-saidi-les-mesures-contre-l-evasion-fiscale-en-tunisie Ridha Saidi : "Les mesures contre l'évasion fiscale en Tunisie"], ''Express FM'', 24 March 2012</ref> In May 2012, he criticized [[Standard & Poor's]] for downgrading Tunisia's economy unfairly.<ref>[http://www.businessnews.com.tn/Ridha-Saidi-accuse-certains-experts-de-Standard-&-Poors-davoir-des-positions-politiques-d%C3%A9termin%C3%A9es,520,31286,3 Ridha Saidi accuse certains experts de Standard & Poor's d'avoir des positions politiques déterminées], ''Business News'', 25 May 2012</ref><br />
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