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List of prime ministers of Tunisia

The prime minister of Tunisia was the head of government of Tunisia from the creation of the office in 1759 until its abolition in 1957 with the proclamation of the republic. The office was revived in 1969 under the Republican system. There have been 43 prime ministers of Tunisia since the office came into existence in 1759.

The office existed before independence as the Monarch appoint a prime minister to be the head of government. Rejeb Khaznadar was the first prime minister in the history of Tunisia in 1759.

After the abolition of monarchy, the 1959 Constitution of Tunisia established a presidential system where the president was both the head of state and the head of government. In November 1969, President Habib Bourguiba brought back the position by appointing Bahi Ladgham to be the first prime minister under the republican system.

Before the 2011 revolution, the role of the prime minister was limited to assisting the president. With the adoption of the new constitution in 2014, the constitutional powers expanded, making the prime minister responsible of major domestic policies.

The youngest person to become prime minister was Mustapha Ben Ismail in 1878 at 28 years of age while the oldest was Beji Caid Essebsi in 2011 at 85 years of age. The term of Mohammed Aziz Bouattour (1882–1907) is the longest for a prime minister, with a period of nearly 25 years, while Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's term (1987) is the shortest with 36 days.

Three prime ministers became presidents afterwards: Habib Bourguiba, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Beji Caid Essebsi.

There are currently ten living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die is Rachid Sfar on 20 July 2023.

List of prime ministers

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Monarchy

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Election Monarch
(Bey / King)
1 Rejeb Khaznadar
رجب خزندار
(c. 1720–1797) 		• 12 February 1759 26 May 1782   Independent None Ali II
علي الثاني
 
(1759–1782)
2   Moustapha Khodja
مصطفى خوجة
(c. 1720–1800) 		• 26 May 1782 1800   Independent Hammouda I
حمودة الأول
 
(1782–1814)
3   Youssef Saheb Ettabaa
يوسف صاحب الطابع
(c. 1765–1815) 		• 1800 23 January 1815   Independent Othman I
عثمان الأول
 
(1814)
4   Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
محمد العربي زروق خزندار
(1760–1822) 		• 1815 1822   Independent Mahmoud I
محمود الأول
 
(1814–1824)
5   Hussein Khodja
حسين خوجة
(c.1780–1857) 		• 1822 1829   Independent Hussein II
حسين الثاني
 
(1824–1835)
6   Shakir Saheb Ettabaa
شاكير صاحب الطابع
(c. 1790–1837) 		• 1829 1837   Independent Mustafa I
مصطفى الأول
 
(1835–1837)
7   Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa
مصطفى صاحب الطابع
(1784–1861) 		• 1837 1855   Independent Ahmad I
أحمد الأول
 
(1837–1855)
8   Mustapha Khaznadar
مصطفى خزندار
(1817–1878) 		• 1855 22 October 1873   Independent Muhammad II
محمد الثاني
 
(1855–1859)
9   Kheireddine Pacha
خير الدين باشا التونسي
(1822–1890) 		• 22 October 1873 21 July 1877   Independent Muhammad III as-Sadiq
محمد الثالث الصادق
 
(1859–1882)
10   Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889) 		• 21 July 1877 24 August 1878   Independent
11   Mustapha Ben Ismail
مصطفى بن اسماعيل
(c. 1850–1887) 		• 24 August 1878 12 September 1881   Independent
(10)   Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889) 		• 12 September 1881 October 1882   Independent
12   Mohammed Aziz Bouattour
محمد العزيز بوعتور
(1825–1907) 		• October 1882 4 February 1907   Independent Ali III
علي الثالث

(1882–1902)
Muhammad IV al-Hadi
محمد الرابع الهادي

(1902–1906)
13   M'hamed Djellouli
امحمّد جلولي
(1834–1908) 		• 18 February 1907 June 1908[a]   Independent Muhammad V an-Nasir
محمد الخامس الناصر

(1906–1922)
14   Youssef Djaït
يوسف جعيط
(1830–1915) 		• June 1908 June 1915   Independent
15   Taïeb Djellouli
الطيب جلولي
(1857–1944) 		• October 1915 May 1922   Independent
16   Mustapha Dinguizli
مصطفى الدنقزلي
(1865–1926) 		• May 1922 20 October 1926[a]   Independent Muhammad VI al-Habib
محمد السادس الحبيب

(1922–1929)
17   Khelil Bouhageb
خليل بوحاجب
(1863–1942) 		• 3 November 1926 2 March 1932   Independent
18   Hédi Lakhoua
الهادي الأخوة
(1872–1949) 		• 2 March 1932 31 December 1942   Independent Ahmad II
أحمد الثاني

(1929–1942)
19   Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976) 		1 1 January 1943 15 May 1943   Destour Muhammad VII al-Munsif
محمد السابع المنصف

(1942–1943)
20   Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959) 		1 15 May 1943 21 July 1947   Independent Muhammad VIII al-Amin
محمد الثامن الأمين

(1943–1957)
21   Mustapha Kaak
مصطفى الكعاك
(1893–1984) 		• 21 July 1947 17 August 1950   Independent
(19)   Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976) 		2 17 August 1950 26 March 1952   Destour
(20)   Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959) 		2 12 April 1952 2 March 1954   Independent
22   Mohamed Salah Mzali
محمد صالح مزالي
(1896–1984) 		• 2 March 1954 6 July 1954   Independent
Office vacant (6 July 1954 – 7 August 1954)
Secretary general of the government Georges Dupoizat was in charge of its affairs
23   Tahar Ben Ammar
الطاهر بن عمار
(1889–1985) 		• 7 August 1954 11 April 1956   Destour None
24   Habib Bourguiba
الحبيب بورقيبة
(1903–2000) 		• 11 April 1956 25 July 1957[b]   Neo Destour 1956

Republic

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Election President
Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969)
Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) 		1959
1964 		Habib Bourguiba
الحبيب بورقيبة
 
(1957–1987)
25 Bahi Ladgham
الباهي الأدغم
(1913–1998) 		• 7 November 1969 2 November 1970   SDP 1969
26 Hédi Nouira
الهادي نويرة
(1911–1993) 		• 2 November 1970 23 April 1980   SDP 1974
1979
27 Mohammed Mzali
محمد مزالي
(1925–2010) 		• 23 April 1980 8 July 1986   SDP 1981
28   Rachid Sfar
رشيد صفر
(1933–2023) 		• 8 July 1986 2 October 1987   SDP 1986
29   Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي
(1936–2019) 		• 2 October 1987 7 November 1987   SDP
30   Hédi Baccouche
الهادي البكوش
(1930–2020) 		1
2
3		 7 November 1987 27 September 1989   DCR Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي
 
(1987–2011)
31 Hamed Karoui
حامد القروي
(1927–2020) 		• 27 September 1989 17 November 1999   DCR 1989
1994
32   Mohamed Ghannouchi
محمد الغنوشي
(b. 1941) 		1
2		 17 November 1999 27 February 2011   DCR 1999
2004
2009
33   Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
(1926–2019) 		• 27 February 2011 24 December 2011   Independent None Fouad Mebazaa
فؤاد المبزع
 
(2011)
34   Hamadi Jebali
حمادي الجبالي
(b. 1949) 		• 24 December 2011 14 March 2013   Ennahda 2011 Moncef Marzouki
المنصف المرزوقي
 
(2011–2014)
35   Ali Laarayedh
علي العريض
(b. 1955) 		• 14 March 2013 29 January 2014   Ennahda
36   Mehdi Jomaa
مهدي جمعة
(b. 1962) 		• 29 January 2014 6 February 2015   Independent
37   Habib Essid
الحبيب الصيد
(b. 1949) 		• 6 February 2015 27 August 2016   Independent 2014 Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
 
(2014–2019)
38   Youssef Chahed
يوسف الشاهد
(b. 1975) 		• 27 August 2016 27 February 2020   Nidaa Tounes
  Tahya Tounes Mohamed Ennaceur
محمد الناصر
 
(2019)
39   Elyes Fakhfakh
إلياس الفخفاخ
(b. 1972) 		• 27 February 2020 2 September 2020   Ettakatol[1] 2019 Kais Saied
قيس سعيد
 
(2019–)
40   Hichem Mechichi
هشام المشيشي
(b. 1974) 		• 2 September 2020 25 July 2021   Independent
Office vacant (25 July 2021 – 11 October 2021)
The president directed the government temporarily after political crisis
41   Najla Bouden
نجلاء بودن
(b. 1958) 		• 11 October 2021 2 August 2023   Independent 2023
42   Ahmed Hachani
أحمد الحشاني
(b. 1956)		 • 2 August 2023 7 August 2024   Independent
43   Kamel Madouri
(b. 1974)		 • 7 August 2024 Incumbent   Independent

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Timeline

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Kamel MadouriAhmed HachaniNajla BoudenHichem MechichiElyes FakhfakhYoussef ChahedHabib EssidMehdi JomaaAli LaarayedhHamadi JebaliBeji Caid EssebsiMohamed GhannouchiHamed KarouiHédi BaccoucheZine El Abidine Ben AliRachid SfarMohammed MzaliHédi NouiraBahi LadghamHabib BourguibaTahar Ben AmmarMohamed Salah MzaliMustapha KaakSlaheddine BaccoucheMohamed ChenikHédi LakhouaKhelil BouhagebMustapha DinguizliTaïeb DjellouliYoussef DjaïtM'hamed DjellouliMohammed Aziz BouattourMustapha Ben IsmailMohammed KhaznadarKheireddine PachaMustapha KhaznadarMustapha Saheb EttabaaRashid al-Shakir Sahib al-Taba'aHussein KhodjaMohamed Larbi Zarrouk KhaznadarYoussef Saheb EttabaaMoustapha KhodjaRejeb Khaznadar

Rank by time in office

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Mohammed Aziz Bouattour
Longest term:
24 years, 98 days
1882–1907
 
Mohamed Salah Mzali
Shortest term:
126 days
1954
Rank Prime Minister Time in office
1 Mohammed Aziz Bouattour 24 years, 98 days
2 Rejeb Khaznadar 23 years, 103 days
3 Mustapha Khaznadar 18 years, 294 days
4 Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa 18 years, 0 days
5 Moustapha Khodja 17 years, 220 days
6 Youssef Saheb Ettabaa 15 years, 22 days
7 Hédi Lakhoua 10 years, 304 days
8 Shakir Saheb Ettabaa 8 years, 0 days
9 Youssef Djaït 7 years, 122 days
9 Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar 7 years, 0 days
11 Hussein Khodja 7 years, 0 days
12 Taïeb Djellouli 6 years, 212 days
13 Khelil Bouhageb 5 years, 120 days
14 Slaheddine Baccouche 5 years, 26 days[c]
15 Mustapha Dinguizli 4 years, 172 days
16 Kheireddine Pacha 3 years, 272 days
17 Mustapha Kaak 3 years, 27 days
18 Mustapha Ben Ismail 3 years, 19 days
19 Mohammed Khaznadar 2 years, 53 days[c]
20 Mohamed Chenik 1 years, 356 days[c]
21 Tahar Ben Ammar 1 year, 248 days
22 Habib Bourguiba 1 year, 105 days
23 M'hamed Djellouli 1 year, 104 days
24 Mohamed Salah Mzali 126 days

Republic

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Timeline

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Ahmed HachaniNajla BoudenHichem MechichiElyes FakhfakhYoussef ChahedHabib EssidMehdi JomaaAli LaarayedhHamadi JebaliBeji Caid EssebsiMohamed GhannouchiHamed KarouiHédi BaccoucheZine El Abidine Ben AliRachid SfarMohammed MzaliHédi NouiraBahi LadghamHabib Bourguiba


Rank by time in office

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Mohamed Ghannouchi
Longest term:
11 years, 102 days
1999–2011
 
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Shortest term:
36 days
1987
Rank Prime Minister Time in office
1 Mohamed Ghannouchi 11 years, 102 days
2 Hamed Karoui 10 years, 51 days
3 Hedi Nouira 9 years, 173 days
4 Mohamed Mzali 6 years, 76 days
5 Youssef Chahed 3 years, 184 days
6 Hedi Baccouche 1 year, 324 days
7 Najla Bouden 1 year, 294 days
8 Habib Essid 1 year, 203 days
9 Rachid Sfar 1 year, 86 days
10 Hamadi Jebali 1 year, 80 days
11 Mehdi Jomaa 1 year, 8 days
12 Bahi Ladgham 360 days
13 Hichem Mechichi 326 days
14 Ali Laarayedh 321 days
15 Beji Caid Essebsi 300 days
16 Elyes Fakhfakh 188 days
17 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 36 days

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Died in office.
  2. ^ Parliament voted to abolish the monarchy and appoint him as president.
  3. ^ a b c Two separate terms.

References

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  1. ^ "Tunisie : La garde rapprochée d'Elyes Fakhfakh, chargé de former le prochain gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". 14 February 2020.
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