Mohamed Sayah

Mohamed Sayah was a Tunisian politician who held a number of ministerial roles in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Career

Mohamed Sayah held several ministerial portfolios under President Habib Bourguiba.

Ministry of Information.
Department of Public Works.
Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Ministry delegated to the Prime Minister.
Ministry of Housing.
Ministry of Equipment.
Ministry of Education.

Very close to President Bourguiba, he withdrew from political life after rise of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to power. In 2013, he created the Bourguiba Foundation, an association dedicated to the person and the work of the first president of the Tunisian Republic.

Publications

Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome I « L'échec de la répression », ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome II « La victoire », ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979Le Néo-Destour face à la troisième épreuve, 1952-1956, tome III « L'indépendance », ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1979Le Nouvel État aux prises avec le complot yousséfiste, 1956-1958, ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1982La République délivrée de l'occupation étrangère, ed. Dar El Amal, Tunis, 1984L'Acteur et le témoin, ed. Cérès, Tunis, 2012