CIVIL STATUS * Birthdate : 21 mai 1956 , Tunis, Tunisia * Nationality : Tunisian citizen EDUCATION * 1986 Ph.D. in Material Sciences, specialisation in Physical analyses of surfaces * Mechanic Engineering Department of Université de Technologie de Compiègne . France * 1982 DEA in Special Metallurgy at Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique , Saclay France * 1981 Master degree in Chemistry Faculté des Sciences de Tunis FOREIGN LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY * Arabic : Native. * Frensh: Fluent * English: Fair knowledge. * Italian : Good oral comprehension. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE * 2004 – 2008 : : Director General of the Tunisian Central Laboratory for Testing and Analysis, LCAE * 2001 – 2004 : : Director General of the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property, INNORPI, Tunisia * 1996 – 2001 : Director General of the Tunisian Packaging Technical Center, PACKTEC * 1992 -1996 : Head of Quality Department at INNORPI * 1989 - 1992 : Head of Packaging Department at INNORPI * 1987 - 1981: Responsible of standardization and testing of packaging materials at the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property, INNORPI, Tunisia