# List of prime ministers of Tunisia

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 43 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 ten living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die is Rachid Sfar on 20 July 2023.

## List of prime ministers
### Monarchy

| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Election | Monarch (Bey / King) |
| 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 | None | Hammouda I حمودة الأول (1782–1814) |
| 3 | Youssef Saheb Ettabaa يوسف صاحب الطابع (c. 1765–1815) | • | 1800 | 23 January 1815 | Independent | None | Othman I عثمان الأول (1814) |
| 4 | Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar محمد العربي زروق خزندار (1760–1822) | • | 1815 | 1822 | Independent | None | Mahmoud I محمود الأول (1814–1824) |
| 5 | Hussein Khodja حسين خوجة (c.1780–1857) | • | 1822 | 1829 | Independent | None | Hussein II حسين الثاني (1824–1835) |
| 6 | Shakir Saheb Ettabaa شاكير صاحب الطابع (c. 1790–1837) | • | 1829 | 1837 | Independent | None | Mustafa I مصطفى الأول (1835–1837) |
| 7 | Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa مصطفى صاحب الطابع (1784–1861) | • | 1837 | 1855 | Independent | None | Ahmad I أحمد الأول (1837–1855) |
| 8 | Mustapha Khaznadar مصطفى خزندار (1817–1878) | • | 1855 | 22 October 1873 | Independent | None | Muhammad II محمد الثاني (1855–1859) |
| 9 | Kheireddine Pacha خير الدين باشا التونسي (1822–1890) | • | 22 October 1873 | 21 July 1877 | Independent | None | Muhammad III as-Sadiq محمد الثالث الصادق (1859–1882) |
| 10 | Mohammed Khaznadar محمد خزندار (c. 1810–1889) | • | 21 July 1877 | 24 August 1878 | Independent | None | Muhammad III as-Sadiq محمد الثالث الصادق (1859–1882) |
| 11 | Mustapha Ben Ismail مصطفى بن اسماعيل (c. 1850–1887) | • | 24 August 1878 | 12 September 1881 | Independent | None | Muhammad III as-Sadiq محمد الثالث الصادق (1859–1882) |
| (10) | Mohammed Khaznadar محمد خزندار (c. 1810–1889) | • | 12 September 1881 | October 1882 | Independent | None | Muhammad III as-Sadiq محمد الثالث الصادق (1859–1882) |
| 12 | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour محمد العزيز بوعتور (1825–1907) | • | October 1882 | 4 February 1907 | Independent | None | Ali III علي الثالث (1882–1902) |
| 12 | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour محمد العزيز بوعتور (1825–1907) | • | October 1882 | 4 February 1907 | Independent | None | Muhammad IV al-Hadi محمد الرابع الهادي (1902–1906) |
| 13 | M'hamed Djellouli امحمّد جلولي (1834–1908) | • | 18 February 1907 | June 1908 | Independent | None | Muhammad V an-Nasir محمد الخامس الناصر (1906–1922) |
| 14 | Youssef Djaït يوسف جعيط (1830–1915) | • | June 1908 | June 1915 | Independent | None | Muhammad V an-Nasir محمد الخامس الناصر (1906–1922) |
| 15 | Taïeb Djellouli الطيب جلولي (1857–1944) | • | October 1915 | May 1922 | Independent | None | Muhammad V an-Nasir محمد الخامس الناصر (1906–1922) |
| 16 | Mustapha Dinguizli مصطفى الدنقزلي (1865–1926) | • | May 1922 | 20 October 1926 | Independent | None | Muhammad VI al-Habib محمد السادس الحبيب (1922–1929) |
| 17 | Khelil Bouhageb خليل بوحاجب (1863–1942) | • | 3 November 1926 | 2 March 1932 | Independent | None | Muhammad VI al-Habib محمد السادس الحبيب (1922–1929) |
| 18 | Hédi Lakhoua الهادي الأخوة (1872–1949) | • | 2 March 1932 | 31 December 1942 | Independent | None | Ahmad II أحمد الثاني (1929–1942) |
| 19 | Mohamed Chenik محمد شنيق (1889–1976) | 1 | 1 January 1943 | 15 May 1943 | Destour | None | 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 | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| 21 | Mustapha Kaak مصطفى الكعاك (1893–1984) | • | 21 July 1947 | 17 August 1950 | Independent | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| (19) | Mohamed Chenik محمد شنيق (1889–1976) | 2 | 17 August 1950 | 26 March 1952 | Destour | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| (20) | Slaheddine Baccouche صلاح الدين البكوش (1883–1959) | 2 | 12 April 1952 | 2 March 1954 | Independent | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| 22 | Mohamed Salah Mzali محمد صالح مزالي (1896–1984) | • | 2 March 1954 | 6 July 1954 | Independent | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |||||||||
| 23 | Tahar Ben Ammar الطاهر بن عمار (1889–1985) | • | 7 August 1954 | 11 April 1956 | Destour | None | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |
| 24 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1903–2000) | • | 11 April 1956 | 25 July 1957 | Neo Destour | 1956 | Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1957) |

### Republic

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Election | President |
| Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | Office vacant (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) Presidential system : The president directs the government (Bourguiba government) | 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 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987) |
| 26 | | Hédi Nouira الهادي نويرة (1911–1993) | • | 2 November 1970 | 23 April 1980 | | SDP | 1974 1979 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987) |
| 27 | | Mohammed Mzali محمد مزالي (1925–2010) | • | 23 April 1980 | 8 July 1986 | | SDP | 1981 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987) |
| 28 | | Rachid Sfar رشيد صفر (1933–2023) | • | 8 July 1986 | 2 October 1987 | | SDP | 1986 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987) |
| 29 | | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali زين العابدين بن علي (1936–2019) | • | 2 October 1987 | 7 November 1987 | | SDP | 1986 | Habib Bourguiba الحبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987) |
| 30 | | Hédi Baccouche الهادي البكوش (1930–2020) | 1 2 3 | 7 November 1987 | 27 September 1989 | | DCR | 1986 | 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 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali زين العابدين بن علي (1987–2011) |
| 32 | | Mohamed Ghannouchi محمد الغنوشي (b. 1941) | 1 2 | 17 November 1999 | 27 February 2011 | | DCR | 1999 2004 2009 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali زين العابدين بن علي (1987–2011) |
| 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 | 2011 | Moncef Marzouki المنصف المرزوقي (2011–2014) |
| 36 | | Mehdi Jomaa مهدي جمعة (b. 1962) | • | 29 January 2014 | 6 February 2015 | | Independent | 2011 | Moncef Marzouki المنصف المرزوقي (2011–2014) |
| 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 | 2014 | Beji Caid Essebsi الباجي قائد السبسي (2014–2019) |
| 38 | | Youssef Chahed يوسف الشاهد (b. 1975) | • | 27 August 2016 | 27 February 2020 | | Tahya Tounes | 2014 | Mohamed Ennaceur محمد الناصر (2019) |
| 39 | | Elyes Fakhfakh إلياس الفخفاخ (b. 1972) | • | 27 February 2020 | 2 September 2020 | | Ettakatol | 2019 | Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) |
| 40 | | Hichem Mechichi هشام المشيشي (b. 1974) | • | 2 September 2020 | 25 July 2021 | | Independent | 2019 | Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) |
| Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) ||||||||
| 41 | | Najla Bouden نجلاء بودن (b. 1958) | • | 11 October 2021 | 2 August 2023 | | Independent | 2023 | Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) |
| 42 | | Ahmed Hachani أحمد الحشاني (b. 1956) | • | 2 August 2023 | 7 August 2024 | | Independent | 2023 | Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) |
| 43 | | Kamel Madouri (b. 1974) | • | 7 August 2024 | Incumbent | | Independent | 2023 | Kais Saied قيس سعيد (2019–) |

## Statistics
### Timeline
#### Rank by time in office

| Mohammed Aziz Bouattour Longest term: 24 years, 98 days 1882–1907 | Mohamed Salah Mzali Shortest term: 126 days 1954 |
| Rank | Prime Minister | Time in office |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Mohamed Chenik | 1 years, 356 days |
| 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
#### Rank by time in office

| Mohamed Ghannouchi Longest term: 11 years, 102 days 1999–2011 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Shortest term: 36 days 1987 |
| Rank | Prime Minister | Time in office |
| 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 | Bahi Ladgham | 360 days |
| 13 | Hichem Mechichi | 326 days |
| 14 | Ali Laarayedh | 321 days |
| 15 | Beji Caid Essebsi | 300 days |
| 16 | Elyes Fakhfakh | 188 days |
| 17 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 36 days |