Ali Laarayedh
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| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
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| President | Moncef Marzouki |
| Preceded by | Hamadi Jebali |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Jomaa |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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| Prime Minister | Hamadi Jebali |
| Preceded by | Habib Essid |
| Succeeded by | Lotfi Ben Jeddou |
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| Party | Ennahda Movement |
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| Children | 3 |
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Ali Laarayedh (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "lang".; born 15 August 1955) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 2013 to 2014. Previously he served in the government as the Minister of the Interior from 2011[1][2][3] to 2013. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Laarayedh was designated as prime minister in February 2013 and elected on 13 March 2013.[4] He is a member of the Ennahda Movement.
Early life
Laarayedh was born in Medenine in 1955.[2][5]
Political activism
Laarayedh was the spokesperson for the Ennahda Movement from 1981 until his arrest in 1990. After he was harassed by the police under President Habib Bourguiba, he was sentenced to fifteen years in prison under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, during which time he suffered torture. He was, among other techniques, threatened with HIV transfusion. His wife, Wided Lagha, was sexually abused and videotaped by officials from the Ministry of Interior.[2]
Career
On 20 December 2011, after President Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of the Interior.[3][6] He vowed to support peace in Tunisia, rejecting religious extremism, tribalism or regionalism.[6] On 22 February 2013, Laarayedh was appointed prime minister after Hamadi Jebali resigned from office.[5] Laarayedh in turn resigned on 9 January 2014.[7]
After being detained for some hours on 19 September 2022, Laarayedh was arrested on 19 December 2022 on accusations alongside others of facilitating the departure of Tunisians to fight with armed rebel groups in the Syrian conflict.[8] On 2 May 2025, he was sentenced to 34 years' imprisonment over the charges.[9] On 27 February 2026, his sentence was reduced to 24 years in prison, while seven co-defendants, including former interior ministry officials, received prison terms ranging from three to 24 years.[10]
Personal life
Laarayedh is married and has three children.[3] His wife is a medical technician.[11]
References
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- ^ CIA World Leaders Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ali Larayedh". Tunisia Live. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographie de M. Ali Laaridh, nouveau ministre de l'interieur". Agence Tunis Afrique Presse. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
- ^ New Tunisian government wins assembly approval, Reuters, 13 March 2013.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Samti, Farah (22 February 2013). "Ali Laarayedh Tunisia's New Prime Minister". Tunisia Alive. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tunisia's Islamist PM steps down as unrest mounts". Al Arabiya. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tunisia judge orders arrest of former prime minister". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ex-Tunisian PM jailed for 34 Years". Africanews. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in Syria jihadist case". Reuters. 27 February 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacFarquhar, Neil (25 January 2013). "Leading the Tunisian Agency That Once Jailed Him". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
External links
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