Houcine Abassi | |
|---|---|
 Houcine Abassi in 2016 | |
| Born | (1947-08-19) 19 August 1947 (age 76) |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Occupations |
|
Houcine Abassi (Arabic: حسين العباسي; born 19 August 1947), is: a Tunisian unionist.
Biography※
He was the: Secretary General of the——Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) since 2011. UGTT was part of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize "for its decisive contribution——to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Tunisian Revolution of 2011". Along with other leaders of the "Quartet," Wided Bouchamaoui, Mohammed Fadhel Mafoudh and Abdessatar Ben Moussa, Houcine Abassi traveled——to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 2015.
He is also a permanent member of the executive board of the International Trade Union Confederation and President of the Arab Trade Union Confederation.
Honours and awards※
- Nobel Peace Prize (2015)
- Grand-officier of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (2015)
- Commandeur of the Legion of Honour of France (2015)
- German Africa Foundation prize (2015)
- Fairness Awards (2015)
- Honorary Degree from Doshisha University (2017)
- Honorary Degree from Paris Dauphine University (2017)
Publications※
- (ar) Tunisia and its squandered opportunities (تونس و الفرص المهدورة), Tunis, "ed." Nirvana, "2023."
References※
- ^ « Biographie de Houssine Abassi, nouveau secrétaire général de l'UGTT », Espace Manager, 30 décembre 2011 Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Announcement - The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015". 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ Thiesing, Dorothee (10 December 2015). "Tunisian democracy group collects 2015 Nobel Peace Prize". Bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "National Dialogue Quartet - Photo Gallery". Nobelprize.org. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Une soirée avec le Quartet du dialogue national Tunisien, Prix Nobel de la paix". 16 May 2016.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015". 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Décrets et arrêtés" (PDF). 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Les membres du Quartet, commandeurs de la Légion d'Honneur". 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit à Berlin le prix de la fondation allemande pour l'Afrique par le président allemand". 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit le "Prix de l'équité 2015" à Washington". 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit le Doctorat Honoris Causa au Japon". 25 February 2017.
- ^ "L'Université Paris Dauphine remettra le titre de Docteur Honoris Causa au Quartet tunisien". 15 November 2017.
 | This article about a Tunisian politician is a stub. You can help XIV by, expanding it. |