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Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,136 entities connected with Tunisia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Tunisia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Tunisia

We include 2 programs targeting entities located in Tunisia.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-TUN]EU Misappropriation of State Funds Of Tunisia (MSF)Council European UnionTunisia  
[CA-FACFOA-TUN]Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Tunisia) Regulations (SOR/2011-78)MFA CanadaTunisia  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 858 entities identified as PEPs connected with Tunisia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Tunisia-41
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Tunisia-131
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Government Spokesperson of Tunisia-11-
Minister of Agriculture111-
Minister of Commerce-17-
Minister of Communication & Technology18-
Minister of Cultural Affairs1--
Minister of Culture-122
Minister of Defence-111
Minister of Development and International Cooperation-6-
Minister of Economy & Planning1--
Minister of Economy and Planning (Tunisia)-1-
Minister of Education112-
Minister of Employment-15-
Minister of Employment & Vocational Training1--
Minister of Energy and Mines-6-
Minister of Energy, Industry, & Mines1--
Minister of Environment112-
Minister of Equipment-111
Minister of Finance111-
Minister of Foreign Affairs-13-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Expatriates, & Immigration1--
Minister of Health116-
Minister of Higher Education-101
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research1--
Minister of Industry-13-
Minister of Interior115-
Minister of Justice113-
Minister of Land Affairs & State Properties1--
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of Public Works & Housing1--
Minister of Regional Development-3-
Minister of Religious Affairs191
Minister of Social Affairs112-
Minister of State Domains-12-
Minister of Tourism112-
Minister of Trade & Export Development1--
Minister of Transport1142
Minister of Women Affairs-11-
Minister of Women, Children, Elderly, & Family1--
Minister of Youth and Sports113-
Ministry of Equipment-1-
Secretary General of the Cabinet1--
Secretary of State for International Cooperation1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the 2011 Constituent National Assembly-94-
Member of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People-239140
Member of the Chamber of Advisors-11
Member of the Chamber of Deputies-1-
Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People-31
Speaker, People's Representative Assembly1--
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia--1
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Cameroon to Tunisia--1
ambassador of France to Tunisia-61
ambassador of Germany to Tunisia-31
ambassador of Hungary to Tunisia-11
ambassador of Indonesia to Tunisia--2
ambassador of Iran to Tunisia--2
ambassador of Morocco to Tunisia-3-
Ambassador of Mozambique to Tunisia-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Tunisia-1-
ambassador of Palestine to Tunisia-21
ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia--1
ambassador of Spain to Tunisia-41
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Tunisia-41
Ambassador to the US1--
Rwandan Ambassador to Tunisia--1
United States Ambassador to Tunisia-27

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
First Lady of Tunisia-41
Chef du gouvernement de la République tunisienne1--
Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Migration et des Tunisiens à l’étranger de la République tunisienne1--
Président de la République tunisienne1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...