Slaheddine Cherif (; 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 .

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

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

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

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1937 births

2023 deaths

20th-century Tunisian politicians

21st-century Tunisian politicians

University of Paris alumni

Tunis El Manar University alumni

People from Tunis

Tunisian judges