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Montasser OUAILI
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Candidate to the Post of Secretary-General
Montasser OUAILI, Tunisia

 
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name Montasser OUAILI
Nationality Tunisian
Date of birth 19 September 1959
Marital status Married, three children
Address

Ministry of Communication Technologies
 
3bis rue d'Angleterre - 1000 Tunis - Tunisia
+216 71 33 59 59


Present title: Minister of Communication Technologies - Republic of Tunisia

 

GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Minister of Communication Technologies - Republic of Tunisia, since November 2004
     

    • Chair of the Tunisian Commission for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), November 2004 - December 2005
       

  • Secretary of State in charge of Information Technologies and Internet, September 2002 - November 2004
     

  • Secretary of State for Higher Education, April 2001 - September 2002
     

  • Secretary of State in charge of Information Technology, november 1996 - January 2001

 

OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES
  • Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Tunisia to some Heads of States
     

  • Head of Tunisian Official Delegation for WSIS Preparatory Meetings (Geneva, Tunis)
     

  • Promotion of WSIS to Governments, Business Sector and Civil Society in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America
     

  • Head of Tunisian Official Delegation or Keynote Speaker in several international conferences and fora such as Davos Economic Forum, Arab-American Economic Forum, G77 + China High Level Conference on ICTs...
     

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Director, University Mission of Tunisia in Montreal, September 1993 - November 1996
     

  • DEAN, National School of Computer Engineering, University of Tunis, September 1990 - August 1993

 
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
  • University Professor, University of Tunis, since January 1989
     

  • Visiting Professor, University Paris V, France, April-September 1989
     

  • Director of Research, Regional Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics, Tunisia, January 1989 - January 1991
     

  • Researcher and Member of Scientific Staff, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada, June 1988 - December 1988
     

  • Lecturer, Pacific State University, Los Angeles, California, USA, February 1986 - June 1988
     

  • Teaching Fellow, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, California, USA, September 1986 - June 1988
     

  • Researcher and Member of scientific Staff, Bell Communication Research New Jersey, USA, June 1986 - September 1986

 

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. in Telecommunications, June 1988, U.C.L.A, Los Angeles, California, USA
     

  • Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering, June 1985, U.C.L.A, Los Angeles, California, USA
     

  • M.Sc. in System Science, June 1984, U.C.L.A, Los Angeles, California, USA
     

  • B.Sc. Of Mathematics, June 1982, University of Tunis, Tunisia

 

LANGUAGES
  • Arabic:  Mother tongue

  • English: Fluent speaking and writing

  • French: Fluent speaking and writing

  • Italian: Little

OTHER ACTIVITIES
  • President and Founder of the Tunisian Association for Information Technology, October 1990 - August 1993
     

  • Member of the board of the Tunisian Association for Employment and Housing

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Recipient of

  • «Commander of the Order of the Republic» - Republic of Tunisia - 25 July 2004
     

  • Officer of the order of 7th of November» - Republic of Tunisia - November 2004

 

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