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Tunisian Court Sentences Billionaire, Former PM in Corruption Cases

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM

A Tunisian court handed down prison sentences to the nation's wealthiest businessman and a former prime minister in separate corruption cases. Marouan Mabrouk received 20 years while ex-PM Youssef Chahed got six years.

TUNIS – Tunisia’s judicial system delivered significant corruption verdicts Tuesday, with a court imposing lengthy prison terms on two prominent figures in unrelated graft cases, according to legal representatives.

The court handed down a 20-year prison sentence to Marouan Mabrouk, widely recognized as Tunisia’s wealthiest individual, while former Prime Minister Youssef Chahed received a six-year term in a separate corruption proceeding.

Mabrouk, the North African nation’s top businessman, has remained behind bars since the final months of 2023. Meanwhile, Chahed, who led Tunisia’s government between 2016 and 2020, is currently residing outside the country.

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