Kaïs Saïed is a Tunisian politician, jurist and former assistant professor of law who has served as the fifth president of Tunisia since 2019. He was president of the Tunisian Association of Constitut
Official portrait, 2019
Saied during the 2019 presidential campaign, 14 September 2019.
Kaïs Saied at Carthage Palace, 23 October 2019
Kaïs Saied in a diplomatic meeting at the Carthage Palace, 7 September 2021
Presidential elections were held in Tunisia on 6 October 2024. They were the first presidential elections since the promulgation of the 2022 constitution and were boycotted by most parties. After reje
Kais Saied
…He ruled by decree until he was successful in passing a new constitution which granted him more powers and called snap legislative elections. He was re-elected president for a second term in October 2024. Kais Saied is the son of Moncef Saied and Zakia Bellagha from Béni Khiar (Cap Bon). His paternal uncle…
Pro-Saied protest in Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis, 3 October 2021.