- A ws at . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁En nah da ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁leader ▁R ached ▁Gh ann ouch i ' s ▁son - in - law . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁former ▁President ▁Z ine ▁El ▁Ab id ine ▁Ben ▁Ali ▁was ▁de posed , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁J eb ali ▁Cab inet ▁as ▁minister ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁serving ▁the ▁first ▁dem ocr atic ▁government ▁of ▁Tun is ia . ▁Similar ▁to ▁R ached ▁Gh ann ouch i ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁ex ile ▁during ▁the ▁Ben ▁Ali ▁regime ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁party ’ s ▁ex iled ▁b ureau . ▁Abd ess alem ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland ▁after ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁revolution . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁Executive ▁Bureau ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁En nah d ha ▁Party , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁External ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁Political ▁Bureau , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁serving ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁its ▁Cons ult ative ▁Council , ▁the ▁higher ▁decis ional ▁instance ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁and ▁Diplom atic ▁Studies ▁( C SD S ) ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁In ▁Religion : ▁Sec