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Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali | |
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| 2nd President of Tunisia | |
| In office 7 November 1987 – 15 January 2011 (Acting to 2 April 1989) | |
| Prime Minister | Hédi Baccouche Hamed Karoui Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Preceded by | Habib Bourguiba |
| Succeeded by | Fouad Mebazaa (Interim) |
| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
| In office 2 October 1987 – 7 November 1987 | |
| President | Habib Bourguiba |
| Preceded by | Rachid Sfar |
| Succeeded by | Hédi Baccouche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 3, 1936 Hammam Sousse, French Tunisia |
| Died | September 19, 2019 (aged 83) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Political party | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| Spouse(s) | Leila Ben Ali |
| Full name | Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen Ben Ali |
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali (September 3, 1936 – September 19, 2019) was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
On January 14, 2011, he was forced to leave Tunisia and go to Saudi Arabia with his wife Leïla Ben Ali and their three children after a month of protests against his rule. The Arab Spring started in Tunisia.