Farhat Horchani

Farhat Horchani has been the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Tunisia since 6 February 2015. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Public Law from the Faculty of Law and Economic and Political Sciences of Tunis and completed his Master’s degree in Advanced Studies at the Faculty of Law of Dijon, France. He obtained a PhD at the Faculty of Law of Dijon. From 1993 to 1996, Farhat Horchani served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences in Tunis. He was also a member of the Scientific Board for College Institutions in Tunisia and abroad from 1990 to 2005. He is professor of Public Law and Political Sciences, and Chairman of the Tunisian Association for Constitutional Law. He is also a UN expert (UNCTAD, ESCWA, WTO, UNDP, WB) for strategic studies on investment policy examination, investment motivation, enterprise establishment and private sector support.