‹ All affected people in Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Aliزين العابدين بن علي
Ex-president of Tunisia was born in Hamman-Sousse 3 September 1936. He was a president for 23 years before stepping down in January 2011 due to a wave of demonstrations, that have seen several protesters killed. Over his long rule, Ben Ali's extended family were said to take control over many areas of Tunisia's business. After the regime fell, Tunisian authorities seized 220 companies owned by the family members which controlled 21% of private sector profits. Ben Ali and his wife Leïla Trabelsi were found guilty in absentia by a Tunisian court for embezzlement and misuse of public funds, and sentenced to 35 years in prison. However, they both currently remain in Saudi Arabia, together with their children Halima and Mohamed. 1, 2, 3
Information
- Identifying information
- Former president
- Date of birth
- 03.09.1936
- Place of birth
- Tunisia, Hammam Sousse
- Country of residence
- Saudi Arabia
- Aliases
- Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali
- First and middle name(s)
- Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen
- Family members
- Leila Trabelsi (spouse), Nesrine Ben Ali (daughter), Halima Ben Ali (daughter), Cyrine Ben Ali (daughter), Dorsaf Ben Ali (daughter), Ghazoua Ben Ali (daughter)
- Family members subject to sanctions
- Suspected or confirmed overseas properties
Property in Frankfurt, Germany, belonging to one of his daughters 1
- Suspected or confirmed links to bank accounts
German accounts 1
- Estimates of assets frozen or confiscated
- Estimates of assets returned
- Type of sanctions
- Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available
- Start of sanctions
04.02.2011