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Slim Riahi Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Contact & Information
Slim Riahi (Arabic: سليم الرياحي ), born July 13, 1972 in Bizerte, is a Tunisian businessman and politician , with British nationality.
He is first known for having chaired the African Club from 2012 to 2017. And currently, he is the founder and president of the Free Patriotic Union (UPL).
He has lived and raised in Libya since 1980 following his family’s exile there. Slim Riahi’s father was an Arab nationalist who opposed President Bourguiba, then President Ben Ali.
He studied management in Tripoli, Libya.
Slim Riahi acquired British citizenship when he moved to London.
The businessman returned to Tunisia after the 2011 revolution and the flight of the President of the Republic at the time, with a great desire to participate in the political life of the country.
He founded a political party on May 19, 2011, the Free Patriotic Union, which presents a modern and economically liberal program.
He also submitted the only candidacy for the presidency of the African Club in June 2012 which made him the president of the club, announcing five years later his resignation from the post of presidency because of his legal situation.
His resignation was not only in sports, in politics too, he announced that he is resigning from his post as president of the Free Patriotic Union for reasons of concern with the justice system as well.
In 2018, Slim Riahi returned to the political scene in Tunisia with the merger of his party with the party of Nidaa Tounes.
Slim Riahi accused the head of government and the director general of the presidential guard of “conspiring against the internal security of the state”. The Attorney General of Military Justice has decided to dismiss the complaint filed by the Secretary General of Nidaa Tounes Slim Riahi
In February 2019, Slim Riahi left after only four months of taking office.
Slim Riahi Lifestyle ,Biography, Age, Height, Marriage & Contact
Lifestyle
- Real Name: Slim Riahi
- Nickname: Slim Riahi
- Profession: Tunisian businessman and politician. He is the Founder and President of the Free Patriotic Union
- Date of Birth: July 13, 1972
- Age : 48 ans (2021)
- Astrological sign: Cancer
- Origin and place of birth: Bizerte, Tunisia
- Start of career: 2011
Wedding & Family
- Family: Mohamed Riahi (Father)
- Mother :-
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Sabah Aloui
- Children: Aymen Riahi, Sarah Riahi, Monia Riahi, Aya Riahi, Naael Riahi
Contact information
- Facebook account: @Slim Riahi
- Twitter : N/A
- Instagram : N/A
- Snapchat : N/A
- Youtube : N/A
- Official website: N/A
Slim Riahi’s career
Businessman Slim Riahi built his fortune in oil production, power generation, aviation and real estate.
He returned to Tunisia after the 2011 revolution determined to gain power.
Slim Riahi first participated in political life by positioning himself at the center of the Tunisian political spectrum with his party the Free Patriotic Union and by presenting his candidacy for the presidential election of 2014.
Then, he merged his party with Nidaa Tounes , before deciding in early 2019 to give up everything and resign.
The businessman and politician also played a sporting role by being elected for the presidency of the African Club in 2012. He subsequently announced his resignation from the position in November 2017.
Slim Riahi has also launched into the sector of the fourth power, the media, by acquiring 20% of the shares of the press group Dar Assabah.
Presidential 2019: Statement Slim Riahi during his time with Sami Fehri
- Youssef Chahed was proposed by Chafik Jarraya
- Hafedh Caïd Essebsi was Youssef Chahed’s business
- Slim Riahi explains that Béji Caid Essebsi had received threats from the parliamentary group regarding the appointment of the late Chaker and that he was not going to be accepted by the deputies
- Riahi said his travel ban was lifted in return for voting in favor of Interior Minister Hichem Fourati, stressing that Youssef Chahed had power over justice
News and little known facts
- Slim Riahi is married to Sabah Aloui. His wife is a doctoral student in international relations and an activist.
- On April 11, 2017, Slim Riahi appeared before the investigating judge of the financial judicial center in a case of money laundering from Libya.
- He affirmed that this affair is a conspiracy targeting his person, stressing that the entire sum was spent on the Tunisians, that he “does not intend to die and leave the money raised”, that 450 million dinars does not make him not move a hair and that he could even spend ten times that sum “if the climate were more serene”.
- Businessman Slim Riahi’s travel ban was lifted on July 24, 2018, after 10 months.
- He ran for the 2014 presidential election as a UPL candidate. At the end of the first round, he finished fifth with 5.55% of the vote.
- The complaint filed by Slim Riahi for conspiracy against internal state security dismissed.
- Slim Riahi has not announced any return to the country’s sports scene.
- Slim Riahi, presidential candidate, gave an interview to the TV channel. He returns to the Carthage 1 and 2 agreement and many other subjects.