Habib Boularès

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Habib Boulares (Arabic: حبيب بُلاريز) (born 29 July 1933) is a Tunisian diplomat and politician, currently serving as secretary-general of the Arab-Maghreb Union. He first entered the cabinet in 1970 as minister of culture and information, serving in that post until 1971. He served as foreign minister of Tunisia from 1990 to 1991, defense minister for a brief period during 1991, and as President of the chamber of deputies of Tunisia from 1991 to 1997. He became secretary-general of the Arab-Maghreb Union in 2002, and will leave that position in 2006.[citation needed]