Profile
Senior sports communications and media executive with over 10 years of leadership experience across top-tier sports federations, government institutions, and global media networks. Specialized in international sports operations (FIFA World Cup, CAF), broadcast centralization, digital transformation, and high-stakes crisis communications.
Employment & Professional Experience
- Department Engineering (From Scratch): Built the FTF digital and media department from ground zero, directing team recruitment and the strategic acquisition of in-house production equipment.
- Digital Ecosystem & Promotion: Launched and scaled official platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok), providing 100% immersive in-house coverage for National Team camps, the Federal Bureau, and the National Technical Directorate (DTN).
- Strategic Branding & Naming Rights: Redesigned the visual identities for the Tunisia Cup and Ligue 1. Enforced mandatory Ligue 1 logo placement on all 16 club jerseys to exponentially increase commercial valuation for future naming rights sponsorships.
- Event Management & Protocol: Fully directed national trophy ceremonies with revamped staging protocols and executed high-impact CSR campaigns (anti-violence, anti-drug) across major tournaments.
- TV & Digital Rights: Negotiated a broadcast revenue increase from 1.2M to 2.3M TND (Diwan Sport) and secured the Al Kass contract by granting digital rights without exclusivity conflicts.
- Marketing Monetization: Signed 4 premium digital sponsors (Sicam, Ola Energies, Vitalait, La Carte Assurance).
- Budget Optimization: Slashed external production costs by 90% (e.g., from 120K to 12K TND) through complete internalization of commercial spots and press conference streaming.
- Broadcast & VAR: Deployed a centralized 9-camera VAR/TV workflow to ensure absolute broadcast transparency.
- Fifa World Cup 2026 Operations: Serving as official Fifa Team Media Officer (TMO) for the Tunisian National Team across World Cup host cities, including match-day operations in Monterrey and Kansas City.
- National Representative at Final Draw: Officially appointed to represent Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup Final - Washington, D.C, leading national sports diplomacy on the global stage.
- Atlanta Global Workshop Commissions: Active operational participant across five strategic Fifa commissions: Marketing, Event Operations, Fan Engagement, Communications, and Logistics.
- Fifa U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025: Directing tournament team media protocols, official press conferences, and international broadcast workflows under Fifa regulations.
- U-17 AFCON Morocco 2025 (CAF): Managing match-day press relations, national team media strategy, and international broadcast compliance.
- State Digital Hub & Rebranding: Founded the digital communications hub for the Prime Ministry and spearheaded a complete institutional rebranding to modernize the image of the Tunisian State.
- State Crisis Management: Directed government communications during severe socio-political instability and COVID-19 health protocols, managing the official portal and maintaining narrative consistency across all ministries.
- Formulated lobbying and influencer communication strategies to solidify the air logistics leader's market standing with public decision-makers, customs authorities, and international partners.
- Managed overall brand reputation and led media relations across national and pan-African press outlets.
- Electoral Impact: Achieved 2nd place in parliamentary elections (within just 2 months) and 2nd place in the presidential election under severe judicial and media pressure.
- Government Coalition & Legislative Affairs: Orchestrated digital influence operations and strategic narratives to consolidate the government majority. Acted as a core liaison between parliamentary coalition blocs to secure consensus and drive the passage of critical legislation.
- Created and launched the dedicated digital department for Nessma Sport (2017).
- Promoted to Group Digital Director (2017-2018): Supervised innovative multimedia content production and engagement strategies, establishing Nessma as Tunisia's most interactive media group.
- Advertising (2016): Designed and executed 360° ad campaigns (e.g., Ooredoo Fixe Jdid commercial). Managed creative coordination, agency vendors, and campaign performance KPIs.
- Web Moderator - Chairman's Office (2015-2016): Conducted media monitoring, e-reputation management, and crisis moderation for high-profile executive accounts in an exposed media environment.
Media Entrepreneurship
Founded two digital news platforms. Defined editorial policy, recruited newsroom teams, and monetized audience reach to achieve millions of monthly unique visitors.