Amel Karboul

Tunisian politician · Tunisia · On the map · Politicians · Born 1973 · age 53

Amel Karboul is a Tunisian author, speaker, politician, philanthropist, and business leader. Karboul was the first woman in history to occupy Tunisia's Minister of Tourism position as the youngest member of the Mehdi Jomaa government from January 2014 to February 2015.

Amel Karboul is read about 18 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026

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2019“At the end, if you think about Africa and the Middle East, there is a huge lack of leadership. It has to be integrated with ethics.”In their words7 January 2019Interview with Amel Karboul, CEO of Education Outcomes Fund for Africa and the Middle EastRead the whole statement

2018“Around 330 million children are in school, but not learning. There are bodies in classrooms, but not educated minds.”In their words19 September 2018Addressing the scale of the current learning crisisRead the whole statement

2014Named Minister of TourismOffice29 January 2014 to 6 February 20151973Born25 April 1973

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Amel Karboul

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Pouring more money in a broken system does only fund more inefficiencies, because often, we don’t think and act in results and learning outcomes are results.
Talking about how investing in learning is a good cause, Own words
Leadership is about the decisions you make and the conversations you have. It is also about the time you give.
Talking about what she has learnt in her career on the importance of leadership for improving citizen outcomes, Own words
Education has been a neglected child globally; it has been seen as a national problem and has not really attracted much attention.
The reason education has become a huge problem globally that it is now pinpointed by SDG4, Quality Education for all, Own words