Abdelwahab Abdallah

Abdelwahab Abdallah (; born 14 February 1940) is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and was advisor to the President.

Early life Abdallah was born in Monastir, Tunisia on 14 February 1940.

Career Before Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was elected the president in 1987, Abdallah was the Minister of Information of Tunisia under Habib Bourguiba. Abdallah was in office until 1988.

Following Tunisian protests in 2010-2011, he was removed from his post on 13 January 2011. Abdallah was subsequently put under house arrest on 24 January 2011 while the investigations are ongoing.

Personal life Abdallah's wife, Alya Abdallah, was appointed president of Banque de Tunisie (BT) in April 2008.