Slaheddine Cherif

Slaheddine Cherif
Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia
In office 17 November 1999 – 29 January 2011
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Secretary of State of Administrative Reform and Civil Service
In office 11 October 1991 – 23 April 1999
President	Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Magistrate
In office 1974–1981
President	Habib Bourguiba
Personal details
Born	(1937-09-10)10 September 1937 Sidi Bou Saïd
Died	6 January 2023(2023-01-06) (aged 85) Tunis
Nationality	Tunisian
Education	Tunis El Manar University University of Paris
Occupation	Tunisian Government official

Slaheddine Cherif (Arabic: صلاح الدين الشريف; 10 September 1937– 6 January 2023) was a Tunisian government official.

Biography

Born in Tunis on 10 September 1937, Cherif studied law and criminology at the Tunis El Manar University and later at the Faculty of Law of Paris. He also earned a degree from the Institut de défense nationale.

Cherif began his work in the civil service at the Ministry of Communications from 1970 to 1973 before serving as a magistrate with the Higher Administrative Court from 1974 to 1981. After serving in various other government roles, he became director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988.

On 11 October 1991, Prime Minister Hamed Karoui named him Secretary of State of Administrative Reform and Civil Service. On 17 November 1999, he became Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia under Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Cherif died on 6 January 2023, at the age of 85. He was buried in the Jellaz Cemetery.