Latifa Lakhdar

Latifa Lakhdar (born 1 February 1956) is a Tunisian historian and politician who was Minister of Culture from February 2015 until January 2016.

Early life and education Lakhdar was born in Zarzis on 1 February 1956. She was a student of Mohamed Arkoun at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Career Lakhdar was Professor of Contemporary History at University of Ez-Zitouna from 1991 to 1999 and at the University of Tunis from 2000 to 2015.

Lakhdar is an expert in Islamic thought She has argued that Islamic fundamentalism, including Islamic terrorism, is part of Islamic orthodoxy, but that Islamic thought can be enlightened and liberal if it undergoes a "critical revolution".

On 6 February 2015, Lakhdar was appointed Minister of Culture and Heritage Preservation, as an independent, in the government of Prime Minister Habib Essid.

On 12 February 2016, Lakhdar was made a Commander of the Order of the Republic by President Béji Caïd Essebsi for her service.

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