Portrait President Time in office Party Term 1 Habib Bourguiba August 3, 1903 – April 6, 2000 (aged 96) July 25, 1957 – November 7, 1987 Neo-Destour I [1] July 25, 1957 – November 8, 1959 1 (1959) November 8, 1959 – November 8, 1964 SDP 2 (1964) November 8, 1964 – November 2, 1969 3 (1969) November 2, 1969 – November 3, 1974 4 (1974) [2] November 3, 1974 – November 7, 1987 2 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Born: (1936-09-03) September 3, 1936 November 7, 1987 – January 14, 2011 SDP A [3] November 7, 1987 – April 2, 1989 DCR 1 (1989) April 2, 1989 – March 20, 1994 2 (1994) March 20, 1994 – October 24, 1999 3 (1999) October 24, 1999 – October 24, 2004 4 (2004) October 24, 2004 – October 25, 2009 5 (2009)[4] October 25, 2009 – January 14, 2011 Mohamed Ghannouchi, acting President from January 14 to January 15, 2011.[5] 3 Fouad Mebazaa Born: (1933-06-15) June 15, 1933 January 15, 2011 – December 13, 2011 DCR [6] A [7] January 15, 2011 – March 3, 2011 Non-partisan I [8] March 3, 2011 – December 13, 2011 4 Moncef Marzouki Born: (1945-07-07) July 7, 1945 December 13, 2011 – December 31, 2014 Congress for the Republic I [9] December 13, 2011 – December 31, 2014 5 Beji Caid Essebsi Born: (1926-11-29) November 29, 1926 December 31, 2014 – Incumbent Nidaa Tounes 1 (2014) December 31, 2014 – Incumbent (Term expires on December 31, 2019)