Beji Caid Essebsi

Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
Essebsi in 2011
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 (1926-11-29)29 November 1926 Sidi Bou Said, French Tunisia
Died	25 July 2019(2019-07-25) (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	Chadlia Farhat Essebsi ​ ​ (m. 1958)​
Children	4
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Beji Caid Essebsi (or es-Sebsi; Arabic: الباجي قائد السبسي, romanized: Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sibsī, pronunciation^ⓘ; 29 November 1926^[1] – 25 July 2019^[2]) was a Tunisian politician who served as the sixth president of Tunisia from 31 December 2014 until his death on 25 July 2019.^[3] Previously, he served as the minister of foreign affairs from 1981 to 1986 and as the prime minister from February 2011 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]