Kais Saied
Kais Saied is a Tunisian politician, jurist and retired professor of law currently serving as the seventh president of Tunisia since October 2019. He was president of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law from 1995 to 2019.
Some of the key events about Kais Saied
- 1963Graduated from Sadiki College, a prestigious secondary school in Tunis
- 1985Obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Tunis
- 1986Began teaching constitutional law at the University of Tunis
- 1990Became secretary-general of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law
- 2011Served as an expert advisor for the drafting of Tunisia's new constitution
- 2013Elected as president of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law
- 2018Proposed a new electoral system to decentralize power in Tunisia
- 2019Won the Tunisian presidential election with 72.71% of the vote
- 2019Suspended parliament and dismissed the prime minister, assuming emergency powers
- 2020Appointed the country's first female prime minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane
- 2021Launched an anti-corruption campaign targeting high-profile figures
- 2021Froze the activities of parliament and lifted the immunity of members
- 2021Dismissed the government and suspended parts of the constitution
- 2021Issued decree allowing him to rule by decree, bypassing the constitution
- 2022Dissolved parliament after it moved to repeal his decrees
- 2022Dismissed 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists
- 2022Pushed through a new constitution expanding presidential powers
- 2023Ordered security forces to seal the headquarters of the Ennahda party
- 2023Arrested prominent opposition figures, including Rached Ghannouchi
- 2023Made controversial remarks about sub-Saharan African migrants, leading to accusations of racism
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