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The prime minister of Tunisia was the head of government of Tunisia from the creation of the office in 1759 until its abolition in 1957 with the proclamation of the republic. The office was revived in 1969 under the Republican system. There have been 44 prime ministers of Tunisia since the office came into existence in 1759.

The office existed before independence as the Monarch appoint a prime minister to be the head of government. Rejeb Khaznadar was the first prime minister in the history of Tunisia in 1759.

After the abolition of monarchy, the 1959 Constitution of Tunisia established a presidential system where the president was both the head of state and the head of government. In November 1969, President Habib Bourguiba brought back the position by appointing Bahi Ladgham to be the first prime minister under the republican system.

Before the 2011 revolution, the role of the prime minister was limited to assisting the president. With the adoption of the new constitution in 2014, the constitutional powers expanded, making the prime minister responsible of major domestic policies.

The youngest person to become prime minister was Mustapha Ben Ismail in 1878 at 28 years of age while the oldest was Beji Caid Essebsi in 2011 at 85 years of age. The term of Mohammed Aziz Bouattour (1882–1907) is the longest for a prime minister, with a period of nearly 25 years, while Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's term (1987) is the shortest with 36 days.

Three prime ministers became presidents afterwards: Habib Bourguiba, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Beji Caid Essebsi.

There are currently eleven living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die is Rachid Sfar on 20 July 2023.

## List of prime ministers

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### Monarchy

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party  | Election  | Monarch
(Bey / King)

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1  |  | Rejeb Khaznadar
رجب خزندار
(c. 1720–1797) | • | 12 February 1759 | 26 May 1782 |   | Independent | None | Ali II
علي الثاني

(1759–1782)
2  |  | Moustapha Khodja
مصطفى خوجة
(c. 1720–1800) | • | 26 May 1782 | 1800 |   | Independent | Hammouda I
حمودة الأول

(1782–1814)
3  |  | Youssef Saheb Ettabaa
يوسف صاحب الطابع
(c. 1765–1815) | • | 1800 | 23 January 1815 |   | Independent | Othman I
عثمان الأول

(1814)
4  |  | Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
محمد العربي زروق خزندار
(1760–1822) | • | 1815 | 1822 |   | Independent | Mahmoud I
محمود الأول

(1814–1824)
5  |  | Hussein Khodja
حسين خوجة
(c.1780–1857) | • | 1822 | 1829 |   | Independent | Hussein II
حسين الثاني

(1824–1835)
6  |  | Shakir Saheb Ettabaa
شاكير صاحب الطابع
(c. 1790–1837) | • | 1829 | 1837 |   | Independent | Mustafa I
مصطفى الأول

(1835–1837)
7  |  | Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa
مصطفى صاحب الطابع
(1784–1861) | • | 1837 | 1855 |   | Independent | Ahmad I
أحمد الأول

(1837–1855)
8  |  | Mustapha Khaznadar
مصطفى خزندار
(1817–1878) | • | 1855 | 22 October 1873 |   | Independent | Muhammad II
محمد الثاني

(1855–1859)
9  |  | Hayreddin Pasha
خير الدين باشا التونسي
(1822–1890) | • | 22 October 1873 | 21 July 1877 |   | Independent | Muhammad III as-Sadiq
محمد الثالث الصادق

(1859–1882)
10  |  | Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889) | • | 21 July 1877 | 24 August 1878 |   | Independent
11  |  | Mustapha Ben Ismaïl
مصطفى بن اسماعيل
(c. 1850–1887) | • | 24 August 1878 | 12 September 1881 |   | Independent
(10) |  | Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889) | • | 12 September 1881 | October 1882 |   | Independent
12  |  | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour
محمد العزيز بوعتور
(1825–1907) | •  | October 1882  | 4 February 1907  |   | Independent | Ali III
علي الثالث

(1882–1902)
Muhammad IV al-Hadi
محمد الرابع الهادي

(1902–1906)
13  |  | M'hamed Djellouli
امحمّد جلولي
(1834–1908) | • | 18 February 1907 | June 1908[a] |   | Independent | Muhammad V an-Nasir
محمد الخامس الناصر

(1906–1922)
14  |  | Youssef Djaït
يوسف جعيط
(1830–1915) | • | June 1908 | June 1915 |   | Independent
15  |  | Taïeb Djellouli
الطيب جلولي
(1857–1944) | • | October 1915 | May 1922 |   | Independent
16  |  | Mustapha Dinguizli
مصطفى الدنقزلي
(1865–1926) | • | May 1922 | 20 October 1926[a] |   | Independent | Muhammad VI al-Habib
محمد السادس الحبيب

(1922–1929)
17  |  | Khelil Bouhageb
خليل بوحاجب
(1863–1942) | • | 3 November 1926 | 2 March 1932 |   | Independent
18  |  | Hédi Lakhoua
الهادي الأخوة
(1872–1949) | • | 2 March 1932 | 31 December 1942 |   | Independent | Ahmad II
أحمد الثاني

(1929–1942)
19  |  | Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976) | 1 | 1 January 1943 | 15 May 1943 |   | Destour | Muhammad VII al-Munsif
محمد السابع المنصف

(1942–1943)
20  |  | Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959) | 1 | 15 May 1943 | 21 July 1947 |   | Independent | Muhammad VIII al-Amin
محمد الثامن الأمين

(1943–1957)
21  |  | Mustapha Kaak
مصطفى الكعاك
(1893–1984) | • | 21 July 1947 | 17 August 1950 |   | Independent
(19) |  | Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976) | 2 | 17 August 1950 | 26 March 1952 |   | Destour
(20) |  | Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959) | 2 | 12 April 1952 | 2 March 1954 |   | Independent
22  |  | Mohamed Salah Mzali
محمد صالح مزالي
(1896–1984) | • | 2 March 1954 | 6 July 1954 |   | Independent
Office vacant (6 July 1954 – 7 August 1954)
Secretary general of the government Georges Dupoizat was in charge of its affairs
23  |  | Tahar Ben Ammar
الطاهر بن عمار
(1889–1985) | • | 7 August 1954 | 11 April 1956 |   | Destour | None
24  |  | Habib Bourguiba
الحبيب بورقيبة
(1903–2000) | • | 11 April 1956 | 25 July 1957[b] |   | Neo Destour | 1956

### Republic

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No.  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party  | Election  | President

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Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969)
Presidential system: The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | 1959
1964 | Habib Bourguiba
الحبيب بورقيبة

(1957–1987)
25  |  | Bahi Ladgham
الباهي الأدغم
(1913–1998) | • | 7 November 1969 | 2 November 1970 |   | SDP | 1969
26  |  | Hédi Nouira
الهادي نويرة
(1911–1993) | • | 2 November 1970 | 23 April 1980 |   | SDP | 1974
1979
27  |  | Mohammed Mzali
محمد مزالي
(1925–2010) | • | 23 April 1980 | 8 July 1986 |   | SDP | 1981
28  |  | Rachid Sfar
رشيد صفر
(1933–2023) | • | 8 July 1986 | 2 October 1987 |   | SDP | 1986
29  |  | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي
(1936–2019) | • | 2 October 1987 | 7 November 1987 |   | SDP
30  |  | Hédi Baccouche
الهادي البكوش
(1930–2020) | 1

3 | 7 November 1987 | 27 September 1989 |   | DCR | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي

(1987–2011)
31  |  | Hamed Karoui
حامد القروي
(1927–2020) | • | 27 September 1989 | 17 November 1999 |   | DCR | 1989
1994
32  |  | Mohamed Ghannouchi
محمد الغنوشي
(b. 1941) | 1
2 | 17 November 1999 | 27 February 2011 |   | DCR | 1999
2004
2009
33  |  | Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
(1926–2019) | • | 27 February 2011 | 24 December 2011 |   | Independent | None | Fouad Mebazaa
فؤاد المبزع

(2011)
34  |  | Hamadi Jebali
حمادي الجبالي
(b. 1949) | • | 24 December 2011 | 14 March 2013 |   | Ennahda | 2011 | Moncef Marzouki
المنصف المرزوقي

(2011–2014)
35  |  | Ali Laarayedh
علي العريض
(b. 1955) | • | 14 March 2013 | 29 January 2014 |   | Ennahda
36  |  | Mehdi Jomaa
مهدي جمعة
(b. 1962) | • | 29 January 2014 | 6 February 2015 |   | Independent
37  |  | Habib Essid
الحبيب الصيد
(b. 1949) | • | 6 February 2015 | 27 August 2016 |   | Independent | 2014 | Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي

(2014–2019)
38  |  | Youssef Chahed
يوسف الشاهد
(b. 1975) | • | 27 August 2016  | 27 February 2020  |   | Nidaa Tounes
| Tahya Tounes | Mohamed Ennaceur
محمد الناصر

(2019)
39  |  | Elyes Fakhfakh
إلياس الفخفاخ
(b. 1972) | • | 27 February 2020 | 2 September 2020 |   | Ettakatol[1] | 2019 | Kais Saied
قيس سعيد

(2019–)
40  |  | Hichem Mechichi
هشام المشيشي
(b. 1974) | • | 2 September 2020 | 25 July 2021 |   | Independent
Office vacant (25 July 2021 – 11 October 2021)
The president directed the government temporarily after political crisis
41  |  | Najla Bouden
نجلاء بودن
(b. 1958) | • | 11 October 2021 | 1 August 2023 |   | Independent | 2023
42  |  | Ahmed Hachani
أحمد الحشاني
(b. 1956) | • | 1 August 2023 | 7 August 2024 |   | Independent
43  |  | Kamel Madouri
كمال المدوري
(b. 1974) | • | 7 August 2024 | 21 March 2025 |   | Independent
44  |  | Sara Zaafarani
سارة زعفراني
(b. 1963) | • | 21 March 2025 | Incumbent |   | Independent

## Statistics

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### Timeline

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#### Rank by time in office

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Mohammed Aziz Bouattour
Longest term:
24 years, 98 days
1882–1907

Mohamed Salah Mzali
Shortest term:
126 days
1954

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Rank  | Prime Minister  | Time in office

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1  | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour | 24 years, 98 days
2  | Rejeb Khaznadar | 23 years, 103 days
3  | Mustapha Khaznadar | 18 years, 294 days
4  | Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa | 18 years, 0 days
5  | Moustapha Khodja | 17 years, 220 days
6  | Youssef Saheb Ettabaa | 15 years, 22 days
7  | Hédi Lakhoua | 10 years, 304 days
8  | Shakir Saheb Ettabaa | 8 years, 0 days
9  | Youssef Djaït | 7 years, 122 days
9  | Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar | 7 years, 0 days
11  | Hussein Khodja | 7 years, 0 days
12  | Taïeb Djellouli | 6 years, 212 days
13  | Khelil Bouhageb | 5 years, 120 days
14  | Slaheddine Baccouche | 5 years, 26 days[c]
15  | Mustapha Dinguizli | 4 years, 172 days
16  | Kheireddine Pacha | 3 years, 272 days
17  | Mustapha Kaak | 3 years, 27 days
18  | Mustapha Ben Ismail | 3 years, 19 days
19  | Mohammed Khaznadar | 2 years, 53 days[c]
20  | Mohamed Chenik | 1 years, 356 days[c]
21  | Tahar Ben Ammar | 1 year, 248 days
22  | Habib Bourguiba | 1 year, 105 days
23  | M'hamed Djellouli | 1 year, 104 days
24  | Mohamed Salah Mzali | 126 days

### Republic

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#### Timeline

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#### Rank by time in office

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Mohamed Ghannouchi
Longest term:
11 years, 102 days
1999–2011

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Shortest term:
36 days
1987

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Rank  | Prime Minister  | Time in office

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1  | Mohamed Ghannouchi | 11 years, 102 days
2  | Hamed Karoui | 10 years, 51 days
3  | Hedi Nouira | 9 years, 173 days
4  | Mohamed Mzali | 6 years, 76 days
5  | Youssef Chahed | 3 years, 184 days
6  | Hedi Baccouche | 1 year, 324 days
7  | Najla Bouden | 1 year, 294 days
8  | Habib Essid | 1 year, 203 days
9  | Rachid Sfar | 1 year, 86 days
10  | Hamadi Jebali | 1 year, 80 days
11  | Mehdi Jomaa | 1 year, 8 days
12  | Ahmed Hachani | 1 year, 6 days
13  | Bahi Ladgham | 360 days
14  | Hichem Mechichi | 326 days
15  | Ali Laarayedh | 321 days
16  | Beji Caid Essebsi | 300 days
17  | Kamel Madouri | 226 days
18  | Elyes Fakhfakh | 188 days
19  | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 36 days

## See also

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* Politics of Tunisia
* List of beys of Tunis
* List of French residents-general in Tunisia
* President of Tunisia
* List of presidents of Tunisia
* First Lady of Tunisia
* Prime Minister of Tunisia

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Died in office.
2. ^ Parliament voted to abolish the monarchy and appoint him as president.
3. ^ a b c Two separate terms.

## References

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1. ^ "Tunisie : La garde rapprochée d'Elyes Fakhfakh, chargé de former le prochain gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". 14 February 2020.

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Prime ministers of Tunisia (list)

1. Bahi Ladgham (1969–1970)
2. Hedi Amara Nouira (1970–1980)
3. Mohammed Mzali (1980–1986)
4. Rachid Sfar (1986–1987)
5. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987)
6. Hédi Baccouche (1987–1989)
7. Hamed Karoui (1989–1999)
8. Mohamed Ghannouchi (1999–2011)
9. Beji Caid Essebsi (2011)
10. Hamadi Jebali (2011–2013)
11. Ali Laarayedh (2013–2014)
12. Mehdi Jomaa (2014–2015)
13. Habib Essid (2015–2016)
14. Youssef Chahed (2016–2020)
15. Elyes Fakhfakh (2020)
16. Hichem Mechichi (2020–2021)
17. Najla Bouden (2021–2023)
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