Sara Zaafarani Zenzari (; born 26 January 1963) is a Tunisian engineer and politician who was minister of equipment and housing from 11 October 2021 to 21 March 2025 and the

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since 21 March 2025. She is Tunisia's third prime minister in less than two years and Tunisia's second female prime minister. She was appointed amid a severe

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in the country. Zaafarani is fluent in four languages:

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, French, German, and English. She received a degree in civil engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis and a master's degree in geotechnical engineering from the University of Hanover in

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