ليلى الطرابلسي
Leila Trabelsi was born in 1957. Before marrying Ben Ali in 1992, she worked as a hairdresser. She is alleged to have taken away 1.5 tonnes of the central bank’s gold worth approximately US $50 million when fleeing Tunisia with her family. Leila Trabelsi, her husband Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and their children Halima and Mohamed are said to currently reside in Saudi Arabia. [1] [2] [3]
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Spouse of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 24.10.1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tunisia, Tunis |
| NATIONALITY | Tunisia |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Saudi Arabia |
| FULL NAME | Leila Bent Mohamed Ben Rhouma Trabelsi |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Leila Bent Mohamed Ben Rhouma |
| ALIASES | Leïla Ben Ali |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - 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 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - spouse Nesrine Ben Ali - daughter Halima Ben Ali - daughter Ghazoua Ben Ali - daughter |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OVERSEAS PROPERTIES | Property in Frankfurt, Germany, belonging to one of her daughters [1] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO BANK ACCOUNTS | German accounts. [1] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETS | Gold ingots.[1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown amounts in Germany. [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | $28.8 million hidden from a Lebanese bank account controlled by Leila Trabelsi. [1] |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | EU Misappropriation sanctions [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 04.02.2011 |