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Abdessalem Mseddi
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
In office
12 April 1988 – 11 April 1989
PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali
Prime MinisterHédi Baccouche
Preceded byTijani Chelli
Succeeded byMohamed Charfi
Personal details
Born (1945-01-26) 26 January 1945 (age 79)
Sfax, Tunisia
OccupationLinguist, Professor (Tunis University), Writer

Abdessalem Mseddi (Arabic: عبد السلام المسدي) is a Tunisian linguist, diplomat, writer, literary critic, and ex-minister, born 26 January 1945.[1]

Mseddi was Minister of Higher Education from 1988[2] to 1989. He was subsequently appointed ambassador first to the Arab League (1989-1990), then to Saudi Arabia (1990-1991), after which he resumed teaching at Tunis University.[3] Other positions he has held include General Secretary of the Tunisian Writers' Union and Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic.[1]

He is the author of a number of works, including Arab Identity and Language Security (2014).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic
  2. ^ "Présidence de la République : Nomination de membres du gouvernement, décret no. 88-736" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne. 131 (24): 543. 12 April 1988.
  3. ^ Sultan Bin Ali Owais Cultural Foundation
  4. ^ Arab Identity and Language Security


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