Sakher El Materi

Sakher El Materi (Mohamed Sakhr El Materi, Arabic: محمد صخر الماطري‎‎, born 2 December 1981) is a Tunisian businessman. He is the son-in-law of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was President of Tunisia until 2011. In 2010 (prior to the Tunisian revolution), Materi's company Princesse El-Materi Holdings was operating in six industry sectors: News and Media, Banking and Financial Services, Automotive, Shipping and Cruises, Real Estate and Agriculture. A member of the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally, he was elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia for the constituency of Tunis on 25 October 2009. He was struck off by the party after the 2011 Tunisian Revolution. After the revolution El Materi fled the country and went to the Seychelles.

El Materi was born on 2 December 1981 in Tunis into a family of Turkish origin. In 1973, his father, Moncef El Materi, founded El Adwya one of Tunisia's largest private pharmaceutical companies. El Materi's uncle, Mahmoud El Materi, was known for his involvement in the fight for the Tunisian independence and for being one of the co-founders of the Neo Destour political party with the first President of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.