Beji Caid Essebsi | |
|---|---|
| الباجي قائد السبسي | |
 Essebsi in 2011 | |
| 4th President of Tunisia | |
| In office 31 December 2014 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Jomaa Habib Essid Youssef Chahed |
| Preceded by | Moncef Marzouki |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ennaceur (acting) |
| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 28 February 2011 – 24 December 2011 | |
| President | Fouad Mebazaa (Acting) Moncef Marzouki |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Succeeded by | Hamadi Jebali |
| Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 14 March 1990 – 9 October 1991 | |
| President | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Preceded by | Slaheddine Baly |
| Succeeded by | Habib Boularès |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 April 1981 – 15 September 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Mzali Rachid Sfar |
| Preceded by | Hassen Belkhodja |
| Succeeded by | Hédi Mabrouk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi 29 November 1926 Sidi Bou Said, French Tunisia |
| Died | 25 July 2019 (aged 92) Tunis, Tunisia |
| Resting place | Jellaz Cemetery |
| Political party | Nidaa Tounes (2012–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Neo Destour/PSD/RCD (1941–2005) Independent (2011–2012) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
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Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; Arabic: الباجي قائد السبسي, romanized: Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sibsī, ; 29 November 1926[1] – 25 July 2019)[2] served as the fifth president of Tunisia from 31 December 2014 until his death on 25 July 2019.[3] Previously, he served as minister of foreign affairs from 1981 to 1986 and prime minister from February to December 2011.[4][5]
Essebsi's political career spanned six decades, culminating in his leadership of Tunisia in its transition to democracy.[6] Essebsi was the founder of the Nidaa Tounes political party, which won a plurality in the 2014 parliamentary election. In December 2014, he won the first regular presidential election following the Tunisian Revolution, becoming Tunisia's first democratically elected president.[7]
- ^ Sayed Mohamed Mahdi al Tajir, The International Who's Who of the Arab World (1978), p. 137.
- ^ "Tunisia's first freely elected president dies". BBC. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies aged 92". France 24. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Tunisian PM Mohammed Ghannouchi resigns over protests", BBC News, 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Tunisian prime minister resigns amid protests". Reuters. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Carlotta Gall & Lilia Blaise, Béji Caïd Essebsi, President Who Guided Tunisia to Democracy, Dies at 92, The New York Times (25 July 2019).
- ^ Parker, Claire; Fahim, Kareem (25 July 2019). "Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 July 2019.