Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen BEN ALI

TUN

Ex-president of Tunisia

1936-09-03

Hammam-Sousse, TUN

Male

00354671 (id-National identification card)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L_202600238

Activity-based reason

Executive

Person (deceased) whose activities are subject to judicial proceedings, or an asset recovery process following a final court ruling, by the Tunisian authorities in respect of the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person and for the offence of the receipt by a public official of public funds which he knew were not due, and used for the personal benefit of himself or members of his family.

EU

2026/238 (OJ L202600238)

2026-01-29

EU

Misappropriation of state funds of Tunisia

EU MSF

Tunisia

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them.

On 31 January 2011, the Council of the EU reaffirmed its full solidarity and support with Tunisia and its people in their efforts to establish a stable democracy, the rule of law, democratic pluralism and full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It also decided to adopt restrictive measures against persons responsible for misappropriation of Tunisian State funds and who are thus depriving the Tunisian people of the benefits of the sustainable development of their economy and society and undermining the development of democracy in the country. The aim of the measures is to recover the assets misappropriated from Tunisia.