Background
Yahia, Habib Ben was born on July 30, 1938 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Yahia, Habib Ben was born on July 30, 1938 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Bachelor of Arts, University Tunis, 1962; postgraduate in international relations, Columbia University, 1964-1965.
With, Tunisian Ministry Foreign Affairs, since 1963; head economics cooperative with United States, Tunisian Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1965-1967; economics counselor, Tunisian embassy, Washington, 1967-1970; economics counselor, Tunisian embassy, Paris, 1970-1973; division chief Bilateral Finance Cooperative Ministry, Tunisian embassy, 1973-1975; assistant director international cooperative, Tunisian embassy, 1975-1976; chief staff ministry, Tunisian embassy, 1976-1977; 1st ambassador to Japan, 1977-1981; ambassador, to Belgium, 1981; ambassador, to the United States, Washington, 1981-1988; minister foreign affairs, Tunis, since 1991; minister, Ministry of National Defense.
Married; 2 children.