Habib Bourguiba, Jr.

Who was Habib Bourguiba, Jr.?

Habib Bourguiba, Jr. was a Tunisian diplomat and politician.

Bourguiba was the son of Habib Bourguiba, who became the first President of Tunisia in 1957, and of his first wife Mathilde Lorrain. He was appointed Tunisia's ambassador to France in November 1958. He later served as Tunisia's ambassador to the United States as well as Italy.

In 1964, Bourguiba replaced Mongi Slim as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served in that post until 1970. He subsequently served as the Minister of Justice until he was named by his father as a Special Counselor in 1977. He was removed from this office as part of the coup d'état on 7 November 1987 which overthrew his father's administration and brought Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to power.

He was a shareholder and board member of the BIAT Banque and member of the Club of Monaco. The Club of Monaco is an important organisation in Mediterranean countries.