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Mohamed Ghannouchi
محمد الغنوشي
Béji Caïd Essebsi
Personal details
Born (1941-08-18) 18 August 1941 (age 82)
Constitutional Democratic Rally (Before 2011)
Children2
Alma materTunis University

Mohamed Ghannouchi (

technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the Tunisian government under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. He also served as the President of Tunisia from 14 to 15 January 2011, holding the powers and duties of the office nominally for the absent President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had fled the country due to the 2011 revolution. On 15 January 2011 the presidency was declared vacant by the Constitutional Court and Ben Ali's term was officially terminated, leading to Speaker of Parliament Fouad Mebazaa
taking office as Acting President. Ghannouchi stayed on as prime minister for six more weeks after Ben Ali's overthrow before himself resigning.

Political career

Ghannouchi was a member of the Tunisian parliament for the Democratic Constitutional Rally. He was the Minister of Finance from 1989 to 1992. From 1992 to 1999, he served as Minister of International Co-operation and Foreign Investment, and from 1999 to 2011 he was the Prime Minister of Tunisia,[2] making him the longest serving prime minister since the proclamation of independence, surpassing his predecessor Hamed Karoui.[2]

After the fall of President

2010–2011 Tunisian uprising, he was the self-proclaimed acting president of the country for a few hours starting on 14 January 2011,[3][4] under Article 56 of the Constitution of Tunisia.[5][6]
He remained prime minister for six weeks before stepping down.

WikiLeaks description

In a 2006 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak, Ghannouchi was described as being generally popular among the population of Tunisia.[7] Passport, a blog by Foreign Policy, gave a different view of Ghannouchi, saying he "is not necessarily any more popular than Ben Ali, though he's not nearly as tainted by the lurid tales of corruption and excess that so damaged the ruling family. But Tunisians certainly don't respect the prime minister; they call him 'Mr. Oui Oui' because he's always saying yes to Ben Ali".[8]

Role following 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising

On 14 January 2011, before Ben Ali had fled the country during the

Congress Speaker Fouad Mebazaa was taking the post of Acting President of Tunisia.[13]

Al Jazeera claimed that some lawyers disagreed with Ghannouchi's claim to power, interpreting the constitution differently, in particular referring to Article 57.[14]

Afterwards he resumed as prime minister and formed a new national unity government that included members of opposition parties, civil society representatives, and even a blogger, Slim Amamou, who only a week previously had been imprisoned by the regime of the deposed President.[15]

Ghannouchi resigned his membership of the RCD on 18 January. His resignation was followed by similar actions from other RCD members within the government; but on 27 January, Ghannouchi carried out a major reshuffle of the government to remove most former RCD members other than himself.

After a new wave of protests, Ghannouchi resigned as PM on 27 February 2011.[16][17] The current whereabouts of Ghannounchi to this day are unknown, but it is likely Ghannounchi is still residing in Tunisia with his family.

Awards and honors

Personal life

Ghannouchi is married and has two children.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New government leaders quit ruling party". BBC. 18 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "TUNISIA - Mohamed Ghannouchi". AllBusiness. 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced out". BBC News. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (14 January 2011). "Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali flees Tunisia as interim president takes control". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Tunisia's Ben Ali flees amid unrest". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. ^ "PM replaces Tunisia president". Al Jazeera. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. ^ Black, Ian (15 January 2011). "Tunisia: The WikiLeaks connection". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ^ Hounshell, Blake. "Mr. Oui Oui takes charge". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Ben Ali dismissed the government". # Ennaharonline. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  10. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (14 January 2011). "Prime Minister Claims Power in Tunisia as President Flees". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. ^ Borzou Daragahi; Sihem Hassaini (15 January 2011). "Tunisia protests force president from power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Mohamed Ghannouchi". The Economist. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  13. ^ "57 MUERTOS EN INCENDIO EN PRISION DE MONASTIR" [57 DEAD IN FIRE IN MONASTIR PRISON] (in Spanish). ANSA. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Constitutional debate after Ben Ali". Al Jazeera. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Out with the old?". The Economist. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Tunisian interim PM Ghannouchi resigns over protests". BBC News. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  17. ^ Tarek Amara (27 February 2011). "Tunisia prime minister resigns after protests". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  18. ^ a b Mr Mohammed Ghannouchi Portal of the Prime ministry- Tunisia
  19. ^ "Le Japon décore Mohamed Ghannouchi et Mohamed Mzoughi".

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