Salim Ben Hamidane

[2] Due to their support of Salah Ben Youssef, his family was persecuted by former President Habib Bourguiba.

[2] He attended the University of Sousse, where he led the chapter of the Union Générale des Etudiants de Tunisie (UGET).

[2] He was harassed by the police under former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and fled Tunisia in exile.

[2] He was arrested, tortured and threatened with deportation to Tunisia by the Syrian intelligence, and left for France in 1995.

[2] On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of State Domains and Land Affairs.