1. Abdelfattah Mourou is a Tunisian politician and lawyer.
10 Facts About Abdelfattah Mourou
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Abdelfattah Mourou is a co-founder of the Ennahdha Party and serves as its Vice-President.
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Abdelfattah Mourou has been First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People since 2014.
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Abdelfattah Mourou began his Islamist activities in the 1960s, preaching in high schools and mosques.
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Abdelfattah Mourou became a preacher in the capital and the leader of Jamaa Al-Islamiya.
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However, the movement became the target of repression: Abdelfattah Mourou was arrested and spent two years in prison.
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Abdelfattah Mourou ended his political activity and continued to practice law.
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On January 30,2011, following Ghannouchi's return from exile, Abdelfattah Mourou hinted that he would resume political activity.
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Abdelfattah Mourou then confirmed his divorce from the Ennahdha movement and ran in the election as an independent, in the framework of the centrist Independent Democratic Alliance.
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Abdelfattah Mourou was elected to the Assembly of People's Representatives in the elections of October 26,2014, and was then elected First Deputy Speaker.