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		| Candidate to the Post of 
Secretary-GeneralMontasser OUAILI, Tunisia
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					| GENERAL INFORMATION |  |  
					| Name | Montasser OUAILI |  
					| Nationality | Tunisian |  
					| Date of birth | 19 
					September 1959 |  
					| Marital status | Married, 
					three children |  
					| Address | 
					
					Ministry of Communication Technologies3bis rue d'Angleterre - 1000 Tunis - Tunisia
 +216 71 33 59 59
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					| Present title: Minister of Communication Technologies - 
					Republic of Tunisia
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					| GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES |  
				
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						Minister of Communication Technologies - Republic of 
						Tunisia, 
						since November 2004
						
						
						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 |  
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						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...
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					| ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES |  
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						Director, 
						University Mission of Tunisia in Montreal,
						September 1993 - November 1996
						
						
						DEAN, 
						National School of 
						Computer Engineering, University of Tunis, 
						September 1990 - 
						August 1993 |  
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					| ACADEMIC 
					AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND |  
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						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 |  
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						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 
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					| OTHER 
					ACTIVITIES |  
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						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 |  
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