Abdelbaki Hermassi
Tunisian politician (1937–2021)
Abdelbaki Hermassi (Arabic: عبد الباقي الهرماسي; 26 December 1937 – 23 October 2021) was a Tunisian politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia from 10 November 2004 when he was appointed during a cabinet reshuffle, until another cabinet reshuffle on 17 August 2005 when he lost that position. He was previously the minister of culture of Tunisia. On 13 May 2008, he was named President of the Higher Communication Council.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2821010. VIAF identifies the subject as 7795493. The Library of Congress control number is n79077440. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1937, 2021, 2004 and 2005.
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