Doctor of Sciences, Professor of Chemistry. Former Director of the Tunisian National institute of Scientific and Technical Research. Member of the National Consultative Council of Scientific Research and Technologies; Fellow of IUPA, TWAS, AAS, Arab Academy of Sciences, UNESCO-IBSP&hellip. Her principale fields of investigation are natural mineral resources (phosphates, lakes salts and clays). She was previously co-ordinator of the National Program on Phosphates and Briny Water and member of several committees (chemical education , environment , extraatmospheric space , remote sensing and scientific research planning)