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Mondher Zenaidi

For a free, dignified and prosperous Tunisia

Hope is stronger than despair

Dawn over the rooftops and minarets of the Tunis medina, a deep navy sky turning gold at the horizon
Official portrait of Mondher Zenaidi

A servant of the state

Born in Tunis on 24 October 1950, Mondher Zenaidi is an engineer who graduated from École Centrale Paris (1973) and from the École nationale d’administration (1976).

He held ministerial responsibility in four fields: transport, trade, tourism and health. In 2010, he presided over the 63rd World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization.

A career in public service

Education, administration, Parliament, government: the milestones

  1. Born in Tunis

    Born on 24 October 1950 in Tunis.

  2. École Centrale Paris

    Engineering degree from École Centrale Paris.

  3. École nationale d’administration

    Graduated from the École nationale d’administration in Paris.

  4. –

    Tunisian National Tourism Office

    Deputy Director General of the Tunisian National Tourism Office.

  5. Tunisian Trade Office

    Chairman and Chief Executive of the Tunisian Trade Office.

  6. –

    Espérance Sportive de Tunis

    President of the Espérance Sportive de Tunis club.

  7. Member of Parliament for Kasserine

    Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the Kasserine region.

  8. –

    Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies

    Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.

  9. –

    Minister of Transport

    First ministerial portfolio.

  10. –

    Minister of Trade

    Minister of Trade.

  11. –

    Minister of Tourism

    Minister of Tourism.

  12. –

    Minister of Trade

    Return to the Ministry of Trade.

  13. –

    Minister of Health

    Minister of Health.

  14. President of the World Health Assembly

    President of the 63rd World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization.

  1. Born in Tunis

    Born on 24 October 1950 in Tunis.

  2. École Centrale Paris

    Engineering degree from École Centrale Paris.

  3. École nationale d’administration

    Graduated from the École nationale d’administration in Paris.

  4. –

    Tunisian National Tourism Office

    Deputy Director General of the Tunisian National Tourism Office.

  5. Tunisian Trade Office

    Chairman and Chief Executive of the Tunisian Trade Office.

  6. –

    Espérance Sportive de Tunis

    President of the Espérance Sportive de Tunis club.

  7. Member of Parliament for Kasserine

    Member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the Kasserine region.

  8. –

    Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies

    Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.

  9. –

    Minister of Transport

    First ministerial portfolio.

  10. –

    Minister of Trade

    Minister of Trade.

  11. –

    Minister of Tourism

    Minister of Tourism.

  12. –

    Minister of Trade

    Return to the Ministry of Trade.

  13. –

    Minister of Health

    Minister of Health.

  14. President of the World Health Assembly

    President of the 63rd World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization.

A vision in three stages

Rescue, trust, reform

  • First stage

    The time of rescue

    Defend fundamental freedoms and restore the rule of law: the precondition for any lasting reform.

    • Guarantee fundamental freedoms
    • Release prisoners of conscience
    • Fully restore the rule of law
  • Second stage

    The time of trust

    Rebuild trust between citizens and the state through urgent, concrete and verifiable social and economic measures.

    • Raise the minimum wage
    • Make school textbooks free
    • Lower water and electricity bills
    • Support families in hardship
  • Third stage

    The time of reform

    Launch structural reform in education, health, taxation and the economy, and lead the energy and digital transitions.

    • Reform education
    • Modernise the health system
    • Lead the energy transition
    • Develop the digital economy

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    The official website opens

    Mondher Zenaidi’s official website opens in French, Arabic and English. It brings together his career, his vision and his public statements.

Tunisia, light

Illustrations of Tunisian landscapes and architecture: a medina door, the coast, the rooftops of Tunis, olive groves.

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Navy medina door studded with gold nails, a whitewashed wall and bougainvillea
Navy medina door studded with gold nails, a whitewashed wall and bougainvillea

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