2019 in Tunisia
# 2019 in Tunisia

Events in the year 2019 in Tunisia.

## Incumbents

* President: Kais Saied
* Prime Minister: Youssef Chahed
* President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi

## Events

### June

* June 27 – Suicide Bombing in Tunis, Tunisia

### July

* July 5 – Tunisia bans the burqa.

### September

* September 15 – The first round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held

### October

* October 6 – The 2019 Tunisian parliamentary election are held and Ennahdha Movement wins with 52 seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
* October 13 – The second round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held and Kais Saied wins
* October 21 – Former Professor Kais Saied becomes President of Tunisia

## Deaths

* 20 January – Mustapha Filali, politician (b. 1921).
* 31 March – Hedi Turki, painter (b. 1922).
* 25 July - Beji Caid Essebsi incumbent president Sebsi.
* 15 September 2019 — Chadlia Caid Essebsi (b. 1936), 83, Tunisian consort, First Lady (2014–2019), heart attack.
* September 19 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 14th Prime Minister and 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936)
