[2] He was involved with the Democratic Modernist Pole until he became a founding member of the Congress for the Republic (CPR) political party.
[2][3] He exposed the corruption of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and tried to challenge his re-election in 2004.
[2] He serves as Vice-President of the International Association for the Support of Political Prisoners, and he is a founding member of the Tunisian Judicial Independence Center.
[2][3] He is also a fellow of the International Council on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
[2] On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Training and Employment.