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Slim Riahi
Slim Riahi (Arabic: سليم الرياحي; born 1972) is a Tunisian businessman and politician.
Hezb slim riahi biography
He was the founder and leader of the Free Patriotic Union (UPL).[3]
Biography
Slim Riahi was born on 13 July 1972 in Bizerte, Tunisia. In 1980, his family went into exile in Libya, as his father was an Arab nationalist opposed to President Habib Bourguiba, as well as to his successor Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Slim Riahi grew up in Libya. He studied management at the Al Fateh University in Tripoli.[4] Then, he engaged in the oil production, energy, aviation and property development industries, which acquired him great wealth.[5] Later, he moved to London, and holds dual British and Tunisian citizenship.[4]
Returning to Tunisia after the Tunisian revolution in January 2011, he founded a political party, the Free Patriotic Union (UPL), which promotes an economically liberal and modernist program and positions itself at the centre of the poli