Taieb Hadhri

Taieb Hadhri was born on August 18, 1957, in Monastir, Tunisia.^[3] He received a degree in Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris in 1979, and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in 1981.^[3][4] He also received a PhD in applied mathematics from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1981, another PhD in 1986.^[3] From 1982 to 1986, he was an assistant professor at the University of Technology of Compiègne.^[3] From 1984 to 1988, he worked as a researched for the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris.^[3] From 1988 to 1999, he taught at the Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Tunis.^[3][4] In 1993, he taught at Rutgers University.^[3] In 1995, he became the president of the Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie.^[3]

He served as Minister of Scientific Research, Technology, and Expertise Development under former president Ben Ali from August 2005 to January 2007.