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Mohamed Salah Arfaoui

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Mohamed Salah Arfaoui
محمد صالح العرفاوي
Arfaoui in 2016
Minister of Equipment, Housing and Spatial Planning [fr]
In office
6 February 2015  14 November 2018
PresidentBeji Caid Essebsi
Prime MinisterHabib Essid
Youssef Chahed
Preceded byHédi Larbi [fr]
Succeeded byNoureddine Selmi [fr]
Personal details
Born(1956-01-11)11 January 1956
Bizerte, French protectorate of Tunisia
Died18 September 2026(2026-09-18) (aged 70)
PartyIndependent
EducationNational Engineering School of Tunis
Institut de défense nationale [fr]
OccupationCivil engineer

Mohamed Salah Arfaoui (Arabic: محمد صالح العرفاوي; 11 January 1956 – 18 September 2026) was a Tunisian politician and civil engineer who was an independent.[1]

A native of Bizerte,[2] he graduated from the National Engineering School of Tunis and the Institut de défense nationale [fr].[3] A longtime employee of the Ministry of Equipment [fr], he oversaw much of the planning for the 2001 Mediterranean Games.[3] He also became CEO of the Agence de réhabilitation et de rénovation urbaine in 2008.[3] He became Minister of Equipment, Housing and Spatial Planning under Prime Minister Habib Essid on 6 February 2015.[4] He was retained by Youssef Chahed[5] until 14 November 2018, when he became Chahed's chief advisor.[6]

Arfaoui died on 18 September 2026, at the age of 70.[7]

References

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  1. "Décès de Mohamed Salah Arfaoui, ancien ministre de l'Équipement". Business News (in French). 18 September 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  2. "Mr Mohamed Salah Arfaoui". Government of Tunisia (in French).
  3. 1 2 3 "Décès de Mohamed Salah Arfaoui, le bâtisseur de grands projets". Leaders (in French). 19 September 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  4. "Tunisie: Composition du nouveau gouvernement Essid intégrant Ennahdha et Afek Tounes". HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  5. "Gouvernement Youssef Chahed : Qui est Mohamed Salah Arfaoui, ministre de l'Equipement, de l'Habitat et de l'Aménagement du territoire?". Directinfo (in French). 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  6. "Mohamed Salah Arfaoui, ancien ministre de l'Habitat, nommé conseiller de Youssef Chahed". Webdo.tn (in French). 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  7. Boubaker, Saber (19 September 2026). "Tunisia: Former Minister Mohamed Salah Arfaoui Dies". Tunisie Numérique. Retrieved 21 September 2026.