Beji Essebsi

Politician

Birthday November 29, 1926

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Grombalia, Tunisia

DEATH DATE Jul 25, 2019 (92)

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About

Lawyer and politician who was elected the President of Tunisia in 2014, becoming the first freely elected President following the Tunisian revolution. He also served as Prime Minister from February 2011 to December 2011. 

Before Fame

He studied law in Paris and passed the Tunis bar in 1952. 

Trivia

In 2015 he was awarded an honorary degree from Paris-Sorbonne University. 

Family Life

He and his wife Chadlia Saïda Farhat had two sons, Mohamed Hafedh and Khélil, and two daughters, Amel and Salwa. 

Associated With

He moved into politics when he became an advisor to Habib Bourguiba in 1956.