Abdellatif Mekki
# Abdellatif Mekki

Abdellatif Mekki (born 1962) is a Tunisian politician. He is the Minister of Public Health under Prime Minister Ilyes Fakhfakh.

## Biography

### Early life

Abdellatif Mekki was born in 1962 in El Ksour. He holds a degree in biochemistry. While at university, he served as Secretary General of the student union Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).

### Politics

He was Head of the Ennahda Movement. As a result, he was jailed from 1991 to 2001. On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Public Health. He is also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia.

