Moncef Marzouki | |
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المنصف المرزوقي | |
 Marzouki in 2013 | |
| 3rd President of Tunisia | |
| In office 13 December 2011 – 31 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Beji Caid Essebsi Hamadi Jebali Ali Laarayedh Mehdi Jomaa |
| Preceded by | Fouad Mebazaa (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Beji Caid Essebsi |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly for Nabeul's 2nd district | |
| In office 22 November 2011 – 13 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Samia Abbou |
| President of the Congress for the Republic | |
| In office 24 July 2001 – 13 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abderraouf Ayadi (Acting) |
| President of the Tunisian Human Rights League | |
| In office 12 March 1989 – 5 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Charfi |
| Succeeded by | Taoufik Bouderbala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1945 Grombalia, French Tunisia |
| Political party | Al-Irada |
| Other political affiliations | Congress for the Republic (until 2015) |
| Spouse | Beatrix Rhein |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
| Website | Official website |
Mohamed Moncef Marzouki (Arabic: محمد المنصف المرزوقي; Muhammad al-Munṣif al-Marzūqī, born 7 July 1945) is a Tunisian politician who served as the fifth president of Tunisia from 2011[1][2][3] to 2014. Through his career he has been a human rights activist, physician and politician. On 12 December 2011, he was elected President of Tunisia by the Constituent Assembly.
- ^ "Veteran human rights activist chosen as Tunisia's new interim president", The Telegraph, 15 November 2011
- ^ Tunisian activist to serve as interim president, CBC News, 12 December 2011
- ^ Jacobs, Donna (5 April 2013), "Tunisia's bold gamble on democracy: 'One day or another, we will win'", Diplomat & International Canada