Prime Minister of Tunisia

Prime Minister of Tunisia
Coat of arms of Tunisia
Incumbent Sara Zaafarani since 21 March 2025
Cabinet of Tunisia Executive branch of the Tunisian Government
Style	Prime Minister (informal) His/Her Excellency (formal)
Status	2nd highest in executive branch
Residence	Dar El Bey
Seat	Tunis
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	President of Tunisia
Term length	No term limits specified
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Tunisia
Inaugural holder	Bahi Ladgham
Formation	November 7, 1969 (55 years ago) (1969-11-07)
Salary	8000 TND monthly[1]
Website	www.pm.gov.tn

This page lists the holders of the office of Prime Minister of Tunisia (French: chef du gouvernement tunisien). The office was created in May 1922. Mustapha Dinguizli was Tunisia's first Prime Minister.

Oath

The Head of the Government swears to the following oath in the presence of the President:

I swear by Almighty God to work faithfully for the good of Tunisia, to respect its Constitution and laws, scrupulously to their interests and serve loyally.

Duties

• Creating, amending and dissolving ministries (Except ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs which require the president's approval).
• Creating, amending and dissolving public institutions, public entities and administrative departments.
• Issuing governmental decrees after consulting the Council of Ministers.
• Shall endorse and sign, where appropriate, regulatory orders issued by ministers.
• Request the parliament to give vote of confidence to their government.
• With the president, they both represent Tunisia abroad.

List

SDP/DCR (8)   Ennahda (2)   Nidaa Tounes (1)   Tahya Tounes (1)   Ettakatol[2] (1)
Premiership		Portrait	Prime Minister	Prior public office	Party		Election	President[3]
1	7 November 1969 – 2 November 1970		Bahi Ladgham 10 January 1913 – 13 April 1998 (Lived 85 years)	Minister of Defence (1968)		SDP	1969	Habib Bourguiba
2	2 November 1970 – 23 April 1980		Hedi Nouira 5 April 1911 – 25 January 1993 (Lived 81 years)	Minister of Finance (1955–1958)		SDP
							1974
							1979
3	23 April 1980 – 8 July 1986		Mohammed Mzali 23 December 1925 – 23 June 2010 (Lived 84 years)	Minister of Education (1976–1980)		SDP
							1981
4	8 July 1986 – 2 October 1987		Rachid Sfar 11 September 1933 – 20 July 2023 (Lived 89 years)	Minister of Finance (1986)		SDP
							1986
5	2 October 1987 – 7 November 1987		Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019 (Lived 83 years)	Minister of Interior (1986–1987)		SDP
6	7 November 1987 – 27 September 1989		Hedi Baccouche 15 January 1930 – 21 January 2020 (Lived 90 years)	Minister of Social affairs (1987)		SDP		Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
						DCR	1989
7	27 September 1989 – 17 November 1999		Hamed Karoui 30 December 1927 – 27 March 2020 (Lived 92 years)	Minister of Justice (1987)		DCR
							1994
8	17 November 1999 – 27 February 2011		Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941-08-18) 18 August 1941 (age 83)	Minister of Finance (1991–1992)		DCR	1999
							2004
							2009
						Independent	Tunisian parliament dissolved	Fouad Mebazaa
9	27 February 2011 – 24 December 2011		Beji Caid Essebsi 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019 (Lived 92 years)	Speaker of the Parliament (1990–1991)		Independent
10	24 December 2011 – 14 March 2013		Hamadi Jebali (1949-01-12) 12 January 1949 (age 76)	No prior public office held		Ennahda	2011	Moncef Marzouki
11	14 March 2013 – 29 January 2014		Ali Laarayedh (1955-08-15) 15 August 1955 (age 69)	Minister of the Interior (2011–2013)		Ennahda
12	29 January 2014 – 6 February 2015		Mehdi Jomaa (1962-03-21) 21 March 1962 (age 63)	Minister of Industry (2013–2014)		Independent
13	6 February 2015 – 27 August 2016		Habib Essid (1949-06-01) 1 June 1949 (age 75)	Minister of the Interior (2011)		Independent	2014	Beji Caid Essebsi
14	27 August 2016 – 27 February 2020		Youssef Chahed (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 49)	Minister of Local Affairs (2016)		Nidaa Tounes
						Tahya Tounes
15	27 February 2020 – 2 September 2020		Elyes Fakhfakh 1972	Minister of Finance (2013–2014)		Ettakatol	2019	Kais Saied
16	1 September 2020 – 25 July 2021		Hichem Mechichi 1974	Minister of the Interior (2020)		Independent
17	29 September 2021 – 2 August 2023		Najla Bouden Romdhane (1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 66)	Director at the Ministry of Higher Education (2016–2021)		Independent
18	2 August 2023 – 7 August 2024		Ahmed Hachani (1956-10-04) 4 October 1956 (age 68)	No prior public office held		Independent	2023
19	7 August 2024 – 21 March 2025		Kamel Madouri (1974-01-25) 25 January 1974 (age 51)	No prior public office held		Independent
19	21 March 2025 – Incumbent		Sara Zaafarani (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 62)	No prior public office held		Independent

References

1. "La Misère de nos députés". Leaders.
2. "Tunisie : La garde rapprochée d'Elyes Fakhfakh, chargé de former le prochain gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". 14 February 2020.
3. Name of the president who appointed the Prime minister