Entity record
Zine El Abidine Ben AliPerson
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a former politically exposed person (PEP): President of Tunisia — a Level 1 (Executive) position — recorded from the Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations), observed on 2026-07-09. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
Politically exposed person (PEP)
Apex of state power — head of state/government, cabinet, apex judiciary, top military/intelligence, central bank governor.
- Position
- President of Tunisia
- Government branch
- Executive (B1)
- Dates in office
- 1987-11-07 – 2011-01-14
Retained as a PEP reference for 50 years after leaving office. A PEP flag requires enhanced due diligence, not asset-freezing — it is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our politically exposed persons reference guide for how the seniority levels, government branches, and current/former decay model work.
Also searched as10 spelling variants
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Common misspellings and alternate transliterations of this entity's listed names, generated to aid search and screening. They are not part of the official source record above.
Key properties
- Nationality
- TN
- Position
- President of Tunisia
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations) Wikidata (crowd-sourced, CC0) | wd_peps@2026-07-09 | 97dd2edea227ba1d… | List version (signing pending) | — |
Last confirmed present in Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations) list version wd_peps@2026-07-09, observed .
This page reflects the official Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations), version wd_peps@2026-07-09, as observed on 2026-07-09. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. ProofAML. This page reflects the official Wikidata — Global PEPs (all countries + international organizations), version wd_peps@2026-07-09, as observed on 2026-07-09. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-nk4c277b2a/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /people/zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-nk4c277b2a/entity.json