Imed Trabelsi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Imed Trabelsi

Tunisian businessman

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1974

Place of Birth: Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: Tunisia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Imed Trabelsi

  • Imed Trabelsi (born August 26, 1974 in Tunis) is a businessman, politician, and favorite nephew of Leïla Ben Ali, the former First Lady of Tunisia, Trabelsi was formerly the mayor of La Goulette, Tunisia.
  • Under Ben Ali's regime, Trabelsi controlled the construction and alcohol industry in Tunisia, in addition to operating a franchise of the French company Bricorama.Imed Tabelsi and Moaz Trabelsi (also a nephew of Leïla Ben Ali,), were both accused of the 2006 theft of a yacht owned by the French businessman Bruno Roger, chairman of the company Lazard.
  • Imed and Moaz were suspected after the yacht was found in Sidi Bou Said.
  • Although prosecutors brought the case to court in France, the French judge ruled the trial should take place in Tunisia.
  • Trabelsi was found to be innocent by a Tunisian judge.
  • Both Imed and Moaz were placed on an Interpol wanted list.
  • The yacht was returned to its owner.After President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down from power and fled the country as a result of the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, Imed Trabelsi was prevented from leaving Tunisia by a pilot and was imprisoned in a "military hospital".
  • His house in La Marsa was looted.
  • Al Jazeera reported that Trabelsi had been killed on January 15.Although some initial reports stated that he had been killed by a mob while at the Tunisian airport or stabbed by a fisherman in La Goulette, most reported that Trabelsi died in a military hospital after being stabbed Later reports by the Tunisian government indicated that Trabelsi was alive and being questioned by the government.
  • He appeared in court on April 20, 2011 for drug consumption charges and is awaiting sentencing and further prosecutions.
  • The trial has been postponed until May 7, with the judge who presided over Trabelsi's yacht theft trial being named to the case.

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