Faouzia Charfi


Faouzia Farida Charfi is a Tunisian scientist, intellectual and politician. She was Minister of State for Education in 2011.

Life

Charfi graduated from the Sorbonne, Paris, in 1963 in physical sciences, then gained doctorates in 1978 and 1984 from the which is part of Tunis El Manar University. She became the Tunisian Minister of State for Education in 2011.

Recognition

In 1997 she was appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and in 2001 a Commandeur des Palmes Académiques. In 2019 she was awarded the Chair's medal of the Arab World Institute in recognition of her work against islamic fundamentalism.

Personal life

Charfi's husband was Mohamed Charfi, a Tunisian academic and politician.