Zaafarani Cabinet

Zaafarani Cabinet
Cabinet of Tunisia
Date formed	20 March 2025
People and organisations
Head of state	Kais Saied
Head of government	Sara Zaafarani
Total no. of members	25 incl. Prime Minister
Member parties	Independent politicians
History
Election	–
Predecessor	Madouri Cabinet (2024–25)

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 Slah 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 Shili
Independent	Minister of Interior	Khaled Nouri  [ fr ]
Independent	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad	Mohamed Ali Nafti  [ fr ]
Military	Minister of Health	Mustapha Ferjani
Independent	Minister of Finance	Mechket Slama  [ fr ]
Independent	Minister of Equipment and Housing	Slah Zouari
Independent	Minister of Economy and Planning	Samir Abdelhafidh
Independent	Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines	Fatma Thabet
Independent	Minister of Social Affairs	Issam Lahmar
Independent	Minister of Trade and Export Development	Samir Abid
Independent	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources	Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh
Independent	Minister of Education	Noureddine Nouri
Independent	Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Mondher Belaid
Independent	Minister of Employment and Vocational Training	Riadh Chaouad
Independent	Minister of Youth and Sports	Sadok Mourali
Independent	Minister of Communication Technologies	Sofiène Hemissi
Independent	Minister of Transport	Rachid Amri
Independent	Minister of State Domains and Land Affairs	Wajdi Hdhili
Independent	Minister of Environment	Habib Abid
Independent	Minister of Tourism and Traditional Industries	Soufiane Tekaya
Independent	Minister of Religious Affairs	Ahmed Bouhali
Independent	Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly	Asma Jebri
Independent	Minister of Culture	Amina Sarrafi

Secretaries of State

Party	Ministerial portfolio	Name
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in charge of National Security	Sofien Bessadok
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad	Mohamed Ben Ayed
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry , Mines and Energy in charge of energy transition	Wael Chouchène
Independent	Secretary of State, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Water Resources, in charge of Water	Hamadi Habaieb
Independent	Secretary of State to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training in charge of private companies	Hasna Jiballah

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.