Abdelmajid Chaker
Chaker in 2013
Minister of Communication
In office
11 November 1964 – 5 September 1966
PresidentHabib Bourguiba
Preceded byChedli Klibi
Succeeded byChedli Klibi
Minister of Agriculture
In office
3 April 1962 – 12 November 1964
PresidentHabib Bourguiba
Preceded byAbdesselem Knani
Succeeded byMohamed Jeddi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia
In office
1959–1974
Personal details
Born23 March 1927
Sfax, French Tunisia
Died25 October 2021(2021-10-25) (aged 94)
Tunis, Tunisia
Political partyNeo Destour
PSD
Nidaa Tounes

Abdelmajid Chaker (Arabic: عبد المجيد شاكر; 23 March 1927 – 25 October 2021) was a Tunisian politician and nationalist militant.[1]

Biography

Chaker was born into a family close to the Neo Destour movement. His brother, Hédi, was the party's leader in Sfax. In March 1952, Abdelmajid led the Union générale des étudiants de Tunisie. He was arrested the following month and sentenced to ten years in prison for manufacturing homemade bombs and handing out leaflets in favor of Tunisian independence. He was pardoned in 1954 and moved to France to complete his law studies.

Chaker was appointed leader of Neo Destour in August 1956 by Habib Bourguiba, replacing Taïeb Mhiri. During his mandate, he held a crucial role in the Bizerte crisis and transitioning the nation to independence. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1959 and was re-elected in 1964 and 1969. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 3 April 1962 to 12 November 1964 and Minister of Communication from 11 November 1964 to 5 September 1966.[2] He was replaced as leader of Neo Destour, which became the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD), on 11 November 1964.

Chaker was elected to the central committee of the PSD in 1971 and subsequently held several diplomatic positions. He then left politics after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali rose to power. He became an active member of Les Scouts Tunisiens and actively supported the Club Sportif Sfaxien. He founded the Parti libre destourien tunisien démocratique, which merged with Al Amal. He then joined Nidaa Tounes and became a member of its executive committee.[3] However, he left the party and joined the Mouvement des destouriens libres.

Chaker died in Tunis on 25 October 2021 at the age of 94.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Yerhamou, Allah (25 October 2021). "Décès d'Abdelmajid Chaker, l'ancien ministre de Bourguiba". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Charfi, Mounir (1989). Les ministres de Bourguiba (1956-1987) (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2738403988.
  3. ↑ "Qui sont les membres du comité élargi de Nidaa Tounes?". Tuniscope (in French). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Décès de l'ancien ministre Abdelmajid Chaker". Business News (in French). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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