- Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi
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Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi Born Sidi Bouzid,Tunisia Nationality Tunisian/British Occupation Journalist,
BusinessmanPolitical party Popular Petition Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi (Arabic: محمد الهاشمي الحامدي), also spelled Mohammed al Hachimi Al-Hamidi, Hechmi Haamdi, or Hachmi Hamdi is a Tunisian journalist, media entrepreneur and politician, who lives in London. He is the founder and leader of the Popular Petition party.
Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi was born in Sidi Bouzid. He has studied Arabic language and literature at the Tunis University, graduating with a B.A. in 1985. He added a masters programme in Arab literature, history and contemporary Islamic studies at the University of London, which he completed in 1990. From the same school he obtained his doctorate in the field of contemporary Islamic studies in 1996.[1] After contributing articles to different newspapers and journals, including the London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat, he founded his own weekly Al-Mustakilla ("The Independent") in 1993, the quarterly magazine "The Diplomat" in 1996, Al-Mustakilla satellite TV channel in 1999, and a second TV channel, called "Democracy", in 2005.[2]
From the early 1980s until his resignation in 1992, Hechmi Hamdi was a member of the Islamist Ennahda Movement.[3] Later, he is alleged to have developed close ties to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [4], though he denies having any ties to Ben Ali or his party, RCD[5]. After the Tunisian revolution, he founded the Popular Petition for Freedom, Justice and Development (Aridha Chaabia) in March 2011. Hechmi Hamdi has used his Al-Mustakilla channel to massively support the campaign of his party.[6]
He has announced that he will run for president in the next elections and the first one after the Tunisian revolution.
References
- ^ Ajmi, Sana (25 October 2011), People’s Petition for Freedom, Justice and Development, tunisia-live.net, http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/10/25/peoples-petition-for-freedom-justice-and-development-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b6%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84/, retrieved 25 October 2011
- ^ "Mais qui est ce Hachemi Hamdi qui suscite tant de polémiques?", Leaders, 25 October 2011, http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/mais-qui-est-ce-hachemi-hamdi-qui-suscite-tant-de-polemiques?id=6759, retrieved 27 October 2011
- ^ "Postface to an article by Hechmi Hamdi", Journal of Democracy, 1996, http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hamdi.htm, retrieved 27 October 2011
- ^ Surprise Tunisian poll success for London-based millionaire, AFP, 25 October 2011, http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j4MIy4frRcXDwE8QzwuDR2rbbm2g?docId=CNG.d2bfb13e2013e477cebefe8ffd8277d7.7b1, retrieved 28 October 2011
- ^ Parker, Emily (27 October 2011), Aridha Chaabia, “Popular Petition,” Shocks Tunisian Politics, Tunisia Live, http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/10/27/aridha-chaabia-popular-petition-shocks-tunisian-politics/, retrieved 27 October 2011
- ^ Surprise Tunisian poll success for London-based millionaire, AFP, 25 October 2011, http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j4MIy4frRcXDwE8QzwuDR2rbbm2g?docId=CNG.d2bfb13e2013e477cebefe8ffd8277d7.7b1, retrieved 26 October 2011
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