Ridha Grira
Ridha Grira (born 1955) is a Tunisian politician. He is a former Minister of National Defense. Biography
Ridha Grira was born on August 21, 1955, in Sousse, Tunisia. He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and he received an MPhil in Chemical Engineering from the École centrale Paris in 1974. He also studied Law, Economics and Management at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. He also graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. In 1991, he became CEO of the Banque Tuniso-Libyenne. From 1992 to 1999, he worked as General Secretary of the Government. He then worked as Minister of State Properties and the Land Affairs. In January 2010, he became Minister of National Defense. In the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, he was reappointed by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. He sits on the board of the Constitutional Democratic Rally. References

1955 births
University of Paris alumni
Government ministers of Tunisia
Living people