Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi (or el-Sebsi, Arabic: محمد الباجي قائد السبسي, Muhammad al-Bājī Qā’id as-Sabsī; 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019) was a Tunisian lawyer and politician. He was the fifth President of Tunisia from 2014 until his death in 2019. He was elected in the first presidential election that followed the Tunisian Revolution. From 27 February 2011 to 24 December 2011, he was the Prime Minister of Tunisia.[1][2]
Beji Caid Essebsi الباجي قائد السبسي | |
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| 5th 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 27 February 2011 – 24 December 2011 | |
| President | Fouad Mebazaa (Acting) Moncef Marzouki |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Succeeded by | Hamadi Jebali |
| President of 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 | 26 November 1926 Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia |
| Died | 25 July 2019 (aged 92) Tunis, Tunisia |
| Political party | Democratic Constitutional Rally (Before 2011) Independent (2011–2012) Call of Tunisia (2012–2019) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Amel Mohamed Hafedh Salwa Khélil |
On 27 June 2019, Essebsi was hospitalized at a military hospital in Tunis under critical condition due to a "severe medical crisis".[3] The following day his condition stabilized.[4] He died a month later on 25 July after being hospitalized after having a "medical scare" in Tunis at the age of 92.[5]
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