Zaafarani Cabinet

The Zaafrani Cabinet is a Tunisian government headed by Sara Zaafarani, who succeeded Kamel Maddouri's government after its prime minister resigned on the night between 20 March and 21 March 2025. It is the sixth government under President Kais Saied and the fourth government under the 2022 Tunisian Constitution. It is the second government in Tunisia and the Arab world to be headed by a woman.

First composition (March 20, 2025)

The replacement of Tunisian Prime Minister Kamel Madouri did not coincide with a major reshuffle in the government, with the exception of the appointment of Salah Zouari as Minister of Equipment and Housing, succeeding Sara Zaafarani, who was appointed Prime Minister. ^[1] Since 20 March 2025, Sara Zaafarani, the Prime Minister, has been serving alongside members of Kamel Madouri's government. ^[2]

Ministers

Party	Office	Name
Independent	Prime Minister	Sara Zaafarani
Independent	Minister of Justice	Leïla Jaffel
Independent	Minister of Defence	Khaled Al-Suhaili
Independent	Minister of Interior	Khaled Nouri  [ fr ]
Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad	Mohamed Ali Nafti  [ fr ]
Military	Minister of Health	Mustafa Al-Farjani
Independent	Minister of Finance	Mechket Slama  [ fr ]
Independent	Minister of Equipment and Housing	Salah Al-Zawari
Independent	Minister of Economy and Planning	Samir Abdel Hafeez
Independent	Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines	Fatma Thabet
Independent	Minister of Social Affairs	Issam Al-Ahmar
Independent	Minister of Trade and Export Development	Samir Obaid
Independent	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources	Izz al-Din ibn al-Sheikh
Independent	Minister of Education	Nour al-Din al-Nouri
Independent	Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Monzer Belaid
Independent	Minister of Employment and Vocational Training	Riyadh Shawd
Independent	Minister of Youth and Sports	Sadiq Al-Morali
Independent	Minister of Communication Technologies	Sufyan Al-Hamisi
Independent	Minister of Transport	Rashid Amri
Independent	Minister of State Domains and Land Affairs	Wajdi Al-Hudhaili
Independent	Minister of Environment	Habib Obaid
Independent	Minister of Tourism and Traditional Industries	Sufyan Taqiyya
Independent	Minister of Religious Affairs	Ahmed Al-Bouhali
Independent	Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly	Asmaa Jaberi
Independent	Minister of Culture	Amina Al-Sarrafi

Secretaries of State

Party	Ministerial portfolio	Name
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in charge of National Security	Sufyan ibn al-Sadiq
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad	Muhammad ibn Ayyad
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry , Mines and Energy in charge of energy transition	Wael Shushan
Independent	Secretary of State, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Water Resources, in charge of Water	Hamadi Al-Habib
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training in charge of private companies	Hasna Jib Allah

References

1. "Tunisian President Appoints Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri as the Nation's New Prime Minister: A Fresh Direction for Leadership!". 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
2. Basma El Atti ــ Rabat. "What do Tunisians want from new PM Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri?". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-11.