Ahmed Ounaies

Ahmed Ounaies
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
In office
27 January 2011 – 13 February 2011
PresidentFouad Mebazaa (Acting)
Prime MinisterMohamed Ghannouchi
Preceded byKamel Morjane
Succeeded byMouldi Kefi
Personal details
Born (1936-01-25) 25 January 1936 (age 88)
Tunis, Tunisia

Ahmed Ounaies, also spelled Ahmed Ounaiss, (born 25 January 1936) is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister for two weeks in the transitional government established after the 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising. Public pressure forced him to resign a week after controversially praising French Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie, who openly supported Ben Ali and helped deliver tear gas to police forces.

His predecessor who was Ben Ali's foreign minister — Kamel Morjane — had also resigned from his post.[1] His successor — Mouldi Kefi — was appointed on 21 February 2011.[2]

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