Azouz Begag, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Azouz Begag

French sociologist, economist and writer

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1957

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Profession: screenwriter, writer, politician, economist, university teacher, sociologist, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Azouz Begag, (Arabic: ???? ?????) (born 5 February 1957) is a French writer, politician and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS.
He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (Union for a Popular Movement, UMP) till 5 April 2007.
He resigned to support the moderate centrist candidate François Bayrou, one of the two UMP ministers to do so. Before becoming minister, Begag was decorated and made Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite and knight of the Legion of Honor.