Tunisia does not have a monarch — it is a republic.
Government System in Tunisia
- Type: Unitary semi-presidential republic
- Head of State: The President (currently Kais Saied as of 2025)
- Head of Government: The Prime Minister (currently Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri)
- No king or royal family – Tunisia abolished monarchy in 1957.
A Bit of History
- Tunisia was previously a monarchy under the Husainid Dynasty, which ruled from 1705 to 1957.
- The last Bey (monarch) was Muhammad VIII al-Amin.
- On July 25, 1957, the monarchy was abolished, and Tunisia became a republic with Habib Bourguiba as its first president.
