Oussama Romdhani is the former Tunisian communications minister.BusinessNews official biography
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Biography

Oussama Romdhani was born on December 15, 1956, in Metouia,

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. He received a PhD in

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from

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and was a

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.'Oussama ROMDHANI: Nouveau ministre de la communication et des Relations avec la Chambre des Députés, Babnet, 10 October 200

/ref> He started his career as a journalist for Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). From 1983 to 1987, he worked as press secretary in the Tunisian embassy of

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, and from 1987 to 1990 as the head of the D.C. branch of the Agence Tunis Afrique Presse. From 1991 to 1994, he worked as head of the D.C. branch of the Agence Tunisienne de Communication Extérieure (ATCE) and additionally as a Tunisian diplomat to the United States from 1991 to 1995. From 1995 to 2009, he was the director of the ATCE, a government agency with a mission to promote Tunisia's image abroad, but was used extensively by Ben Ali to embellish himself, his family and his regime abroad. In 2009 he was appointed as communications minister. As such, he blamed

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for promoting the

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. In July 2012, Romdhani became a regular columnist with the Dubai-based ''

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''. In his op-ed pieces he discussed the "lessons of the Arab Spring". He also criticized the "cronyism" of the Ben Ali regime and other flawed policies which led to the popular uprising against the regime. In 2017, he holds the position of editor-in-chief at The Arab Weekly.

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Tunis lessons of the Arab Spring and the way ahead
''Gulf News'', July 8, 2012
The looming danger in Maghreb region
''Gulf News'', July 21, 2012
Assessing the mood on the Arab street
''Gulf News'', August 4, 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Romdhani, Oussama 1956 births Tunis University alumni Georgetown University alumni Communications ministers of Tunisia Living people Tunisian journalists Tunisian diplomats