Mohamed Ghannouchi
| Mohamed Ghannouchi | |
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| محمد الغنوشي | |
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| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
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In office 17 November 1999 – 27 February 2011 |
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| President |
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Fouad Mebazaa (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Hamed Karoui |
| Succeeded by | Béji Caïd Essebsi |
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President of Tunisia Acting |
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In office 14 January 2011 – 15 January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| Succeeded by | Fouad Mebazaa (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 August 1941 Sousse, French Protectorate of Tunisia (now Tunisian Republic) |
| Political party | Independent (2011–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Constitutional Democratic Rally (Before 2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Name Private |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Tunis University |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohamed Ghannouchi (Arabic: محمد الغنوشي Muhammad Al-Ghannushi; born 18 August 1941) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the Tunisian government under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
After Ben Ali's ousting in the 2011 Tunisian Revolution, he remained Prime Minister for six weeks before stepping down.
Ghannouchi was a member of the Tunisian parliament for the Democratic Constitutional Rally. He was 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, making him the longest serving prime minister since the proclamation of independence, surpassing his predecessor Hamed Karoui.
After the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on 14 January 2011 in the wake of the 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising, he was the self-proclaimed acting President of the country for a few hours starting on 14 January 2011, under Article 56 of the Constitution of Tunisia. He remained Prime Minister for six weeks before stepping down.
In a 2006 diplomatic cable from the United States that was leaked by during the United States diplomatic cables leak, Ghannouchi was described as being generally popular among the population of Tunisia. Ghannouchi was seen as a respected technocrat by US diplomats in early 2010, with a cable stating, "Prime Minister Ghannouchi, the respected, dilligent [sic], pragmatic, and apolitical technocrat, has served in his post since 1999 and with his reappointment appears set to surpass longevity records for senior officials since Tunisia's independence in 1956. Tunis oddsmakers had expected Ghannouchi, reportedly tired after a decade on the job, to move on, but it appears Ben Ali has come to view him as indispensable." 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".
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