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Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali

Diplomat · Politician · Sanctioned entity

Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bin ali Zaynulobidiyn · Zainal Abidin bin Ali · Zajn al-Abidin ibn Ali · Zayn al-‘Ābidīn bin ‘Alī · Zeynalabdin ben Əli · 28 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ben Ali · Zayn al-Abidin Ben Ali · Zin Al-Abidin Ben Ali · Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali · Бен Али · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1936-09-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Hammam Sousse · Hammam-Sousse · Hammam-Sousse : TUNISIE · Hammam-Sousse, TUNISIA				[sources]
Death date	2019-09-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tunisia				[sources]
Country	Tunisia				[sources]
Citizenship	Tunisia				[sources]
First name	Zine · Zine El Abidine · Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen				[sources]
ID Number	`00354671`				[sources]
Last name	BEN ALI · Ben Ali				[sources]
Middle name	El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q204487				[sources]
Position	Ex-president of Tunisia · Minister of Interior (1986-1987) · President of Tunisia (1987-2011) · Prime Minister of Tunisia (1987-1987) · chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1994-1995) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-18	Last processed	2024-12-18	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Son of Selma HASSEN. Married to Leïla TRABELSI. Deceased.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

Son of Selma HASSEN. Married to Leïla TRABELSI. Deceased.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

décédé - fils de Selma HASSEN, marié à Leïla TRABELSI. Personne (décédée) dont les activités font l'objet, de la part des autorités tunisiennes, d'une procédure judiciaire ou d'une procédure de recouvrement d'avoirs initiée à la suite d'une décision de justice définitive pour détournement par un fonctionnaire public de fonds publics, abus de qualité par un fonctionnaire public pour procurer à un tiers un avantage injustifié et causer un préjudice à l'administration, abus d'influence auprès d'un fonctionnaire public en vue de l'obtention, directement ou indirectement, d'avantages au profit d'autrui, et concussion consistant, pour un fonctionnaire public, à recevoir des fonds publics qu'il savait ne pas être dus et dont lui-même ou des membres de sa famille ont tiré profit à titre personnel

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Autre Identité : 00354671 : pièce d'identité - pays de délivrance Tunisie

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Tunisian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-07

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nesrine Bent Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda BEN ALI Sanctioned entity	child	-	-
K2Rhym Politician	relative · son-in-law	-	-
Habib Ben Ali Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Mohamed Slim Ben Mohamed Hassen Ben Salah CHIBOUB Sanctioned entity	relative · son-in-law	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`00354671`	Tunisia	National identification card	-	-
`00354671`	Tunisia	National identification card	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Fahd Mohamed Sakher Ben Moncef Ben Mohamed Hfaiez MATERI Politician · Sanctioned entity	father-in-law · relative	-	-
Naïma Ben Ali Politician	spouse	1964	1988
Nesrine Bent Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda BEN ALI Sanctioned entity	father	-	-
Mohamed Slim Ben Mohamed Hassen Ben Salah CHIBOUB Sanctioned entity	stepparent	-	-
Leila Ben Ali Politician	spouse	1992-03-26	2019-09-19

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Federal Public Service Finance	TUN	2020-01-29	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	TUN	2020-01-29	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 101/2011 du 04/02/2011 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011) · (UE) 2016/111 du 28/01/2016 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011) · (UE) 2020/115 du 27/01/2020 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011)	-	-

Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,230

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,283

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

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Wikidata382,816

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: NK-j8euZhdf7Dw3W2h2X9nze8 · fr-ga-1377 · eu-fsf-eu-3364-52 · mc-freezes-4ce00436c50b3b0292ebd7d543519671d999c3ff

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nesrine Bent Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda BEN ALI Sanctioned entity	child	-	-
K2Rhym Politician	relative · son-in-law	-	-
Habib Ben Ali Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Mohamed Slim Ben Mohamed Hassen Ben Salah CHIBOUB Sanctioned entity	relative · son-in-law	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`00354671`	Tunisia	National identification card	-	-
`00354671`	Tunisia	National identification card	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Fahd Mohamed Sakher Ben Moncef Ben Mohamed Hfaiez MATERI Politician · Sanctioned entity	father-in-law · relative	-	-
Naïma Ben Ali Politician	spouse	1964	1988
Nesrine Bent Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda BEN ALI Sanctioned entity	father	-	-
Mohamed Slim Ben Mohamed Hassen Ben Salah CHIBOUB Sanctioned entity	stepparent	-	-
Leila Ben Ali Politician	spouse	1992-03-26	2019-09-19

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Federal Public Service Finance	TUN	2020-01-29	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	TUN	2020-01-29	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 101/2011 du 04/02/2011 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011) · (UE) 2016/111 du 28/01/2016 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011) · (UE) 2020/115 du 27/01/2020 (UE Tunisie - R (UE) 101/2011)	-	-