| Slim Amamou سليم عمامو |
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| Secretary of State for Sport and Youth | |
| In office 17 January 2011 – 25 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
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| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Political party | Parti pirate tunisien |
| Alma mater | University of Sousse |
| Profession | Programmer |
Slim Amamou (Arabic: سليم عمامو) (born in 1977) is a Tunisian blogger and the former Secretary of State for Sport and Youth (French: Secrétaire d'État auprès du ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports), deputy to the Minister for Youth and Sports. He resigned on the week of May 25, 2011 in protest of the transitional government's block of several websites.[1] A known blogger, he is also Pirate Party activist.
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Graduated from the University of Sousse,[2] he is an influential blogger and author of ReadWriteWeb France. He protested against censorship in Tunisia and organized a demonstration on 22 May 2010.[3]
He was arrested during the protests that led to the Jasmine Revolution. After his release, on 17 January 2011 he was appointed Secretary of State for Sport and Youth[4][5][6] in the new Tunisian government.[7] On the week of May 25, he resigned from his post in protest of the transitional government's censorship of several websites at the request of the army.[1]
He supports the legalisation of cannabis in Tunisia. He is an advocate for network neutrality and opposes internet censorship.[1]
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