Rashid al-Ghannushi
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (August 2012) Rashid al-Ghannushi راشد الغنوشي Born June 1941 (age 73) El Hamma, Tunisia Alma mater Cairo University Damascus University Political party En-Nahda Movement Religion Sunni Islam Website www.rachedelghannouchi.com Rashid al-Ghannushi (Arabic: راشد الغنوشي Rāshid al-Ghannūshī; born 1941), also spelled Rachid al-Ghannouchi or Rached al-Ghannouchi, is a Tunisian politician, co-founder of the Ennahda Movement and serving as its "intellectual leader". He was born Rashid Khriji (راشد الخريجي). Ghannushi was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012 and Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers and was awarded the Chatham House Prize 2012 (alongside Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki) by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, for "the successful compromises each achieved during Tunisia's democratic transition".