Background
Habib was born on 25 November in 1957 in Mahdia, Tunisia. The son of Hussein Abdesslem and Saliha Mansour.
Habib was born on 25 November in 1957 in Mahdia, Tunisia. The son of Hussein Abdesslem and Saliha Mansour.
Baccalaureate in Arts, Lycée de Mahdia, Tunisia, 1976. Maitrise es-Lettres en Langue,, literature et Civilisation Anglaises, Faculty of Arts, Tunis, Tunisia, 1980. Master of Arts Qualifying in Linguistics, University Sheffield, England, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University Sheffield, England, 1987. Doctorat d' Etat en Linguistique, Ministry of Education, Tunisia, 1987. Master of Arts in the Philosophy of Language and Criticism, University Sheffield, England, 1992.
Secondary school teacher of English, Ksour-Essaf, Mahdia, Tunisia, 1980-1981. French Assistant, Rowlinson School Campus, Sheffield, 1981-1982.
Assistant Pofessor of Linguistics, University of Kairouan, Faculty of Arts, Tunisia, 1987-1994,Head of Department, Faculty of Kairouan, 1988-1990, Member Scientific Council, 1988- 2000.
Associate Professor, 1994-2002. Visiting Professor Faculty of Arts, Manouba, 1993-1996, Faculty of IBLV, Tunis, 1995-1997, and Faculty Letters, Sousse, 1998-2000.
Professor of Linguistics, University of Kairouan (2002-2008). Visiting Professor of Linguistics and Translation, King Saud University (2000-2006), Visiting Professor of Linguistics and Translation, King Khalid University (2015-2023).
Editor-in-Chief of Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics since 2015.
Member Tunisian Society Anglo-Saxon Studies (founding member 1993; Vice president 1993-1995).
Married Ikram Rouissi, August 26, 1994. Children: Ihsen, Mariem, Omar
Director of Habilitation and Doctoral Committee, Faculty of Arts, Letters, and Humanities, University of Manouba
President of National Recruitment Committees for the Positions of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor (Ministry of Higher Education, Tunisia)
Coordinator of MA programmes: Universities of Manouba (Tunisia) , Kairouan (Tunisia), King Khalid (Saudi Arabia).
President of Agrégation Committee: Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education (Tunisia)