ident . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁First ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁First ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁People , ▁receiving ▁ 1 5 7 ▁votes ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 1 4 ▁represent atives ▁present . ▁After ▁his ▁election , ▁he ▁kiss ed ▁his ▁only ▁oppon ent , ▁M b ark a ▁A ou in ia ▁Bra h mi , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Moh amed ▁Bra h mi , ▁on ▁the ▁fore head . ▁Bra h mi , ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁Af ek ▁T oun es , ▁received ▁ 3 3 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Islam ist ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁S uf i ▁order , ▁called ▁Mad ani y ya , ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁and ▁originally ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁presence ▁in ▁Tun is ia . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁Islam ist ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁pre aching ▁in ▁high ▁schools ▁and ▁mos ques . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁met ▁R ached ▁Gh ann ouch i ▁in ▁a ▁mos que ▁in ▁Tun is ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁found ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁movement ▁in ▁Tun is ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁trying ▁to ▁organ