Youssef Chahed | |
|---|---|
يوسف الشاهد | |
 Chahed in 2016 | |
| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 27 August 2016 – 27 February 2020[1] | |
| President | Beji Caid Essebsi Mohamed Ennaceur (acting) Kais Saied |
| Preceded by | Habib Essid |
| Succeeded by | Elyes Fakhfakh |
| President of Tahya Tounes | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1975 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Political party | Al Joumhouri (2012) Nidaa Tounes (Before 2019) Tahya Tounes (2019–present) |
| Education | Tunis University National Institute of Agriculture, Paris-Grignon |
Youssef Chahed (Arabic: يوسف الشاهد; born 18 September 1975) is a Tunisian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Tunisia from 27 August 2016 to 27 February 2020. He served as Secretary of State for Fisheries and Minister of Local Affairs in the past. Since the revolution in January 2011, Prime Minister Chahed has fought for press freedom, speech freedom, and the preservation of civil rights in Tunisia. He successfully oversaw a campaign against terrorist organizations including Al Qaeda and ISIS during his mandate. In the Arab world, he was a leader in the struggle against mafia barons, smugglers, and corruption. He was able to address Tunisia's public budget challenges in spite of a challenging economic environment by utilizing a program that Tunisia had signed with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
He was a member of the Nidaa Tounes party until he formed Tahya Tounes.[2] By profession, he is an agricultural engineer, researcher and university professor.[3] He was elected president of the newly founded Tahya Tounes party on 2 June 2019.[4]
- ^ Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
- ^ "Tunisia's secular opposition forms new party". Al Jazeera. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Tunisia's new unity government sworn in – DW – 08/27/2016". dw.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
Chahed, a member of the ruling secularist Nidaa Tounes Party, is originally an agricultural sciences specialist and a university professor.
- ^ "Tunisia PM Chahed elected president of new party Tahya Tounes". Al Jazeera. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.