---
id: 68
name: Mehdi Ben Gaied
sanctionsCountry: Tunisia
fullName: Mehdi Ben Ridha Ben Mohamed Ben Gaied
nativeName: مهدي بن قايد
surname: Ben Gaied
firstAndMidleNames: Mehdi Ben Ridha Ben Mohamed
aliases: []
identifyingInformation: Son-in-law of Ben Ali
placeOfBirth: ''
dateOfBirth: 29.01.1988
countryOfResidence: ''
corruptionLink: family
familyMembers:
  - name: Halima Ben Ali
    type: spouse
  - name: Kaouther Feriel Hamza
    type: mother
familyMembersSubjectToSanctions:
  - Halima Ben Ali
suspectedOrConfirmedOverseasProperties: ''
suspectedOrConfirmedLinksToLegalEntities: ''
suspectedOrConfirmedLinksToBankAccounts: ''
suspectedOrConfirmedLinksToOtherAssets: ''
estimatesOfAssetsFrozenOrConfiscated: ''
estimatesOfAssetsReturned: None
typeOfSanctions: Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available
startOfSanctions: 04.02.2011
---
Son-in-law of former President Ben Ali, married to also sanctioned Halima Ben 
Ali. He was arrested when trying to flee the country in 2011 but the court set 
him free later that year. Formerly CEO of Stafiem — Peugeot, residing at 4 rue 
Mohamed Makhlouf, Tunis. 
[1](http://www.kapitalis.com/politique/6827-tunisie-mehdi-ben-gaied-ex-fiance-de-halima-ben-ali-entendu-par-la-justice.html), 
[2](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011D0072-20180130)
