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| Chedly Ayari | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chedly Ayari |
| Birth date | 1933-08-20 |
| Birth place | La Marsa, Tunisia |
| Death date | 2021-01-28 |
| Death place | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Alma mater | University of Paris, University of Grenoble |
| Occupation | Economist, Academic, Politician |
| Office | Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia |
| Term start | 2012 |
| Term end | 2018 |
Chedly Ayari was a Tunisian economist, academic, and politician known for his roles as a university professor, minister, and long-serving central banker. His career bridged scholarship at institutions like the University of Tunis and policy roles in administrations led by figures such as Habib Bourguiba and Moncef Marzouki. Ayari contributed to debates on development, international finance, and regional integration across the Maghreb and the broader Mediterranean context.
Born in La Marsa near Tunis, he pursued secondary studies before attending French universities, earning degrees at the University of Grenoble and the University of Paris. During study in France, he encountered intellectual currents from economists linked to Keynesian economics, Development economics, and scholars associated with OECD debates. Returning to Tunisia in the post-independence era, he entered academic networks connected to figures from Habib Bourguiba’s era, interacting with contemporaries from Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, and institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Ayari held professorships at the University of Tunis and was affiliated with research centers that collaborated with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, and regional universities such as Université de Lyon and Cairo University. He published analyses engaging with policy-makers from Tunisia, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, and contributed chapters in volumes alongside scholars linked to UNCTAD, UNESCO, and the Arab League. His scholarship addressed trade issues involving the European Union, monetary questions related to the Eurozone, and development strategies referencing cases like South Korea, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, and Libya.
Ayari served in ministerial positions during the administrations of leaders such as Habib Bourguiba and participated in policy formation during periods that involved negotiations with institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. He was a member of national commissions and advisory councils that worked with the Tunisian Presidency and the Ministry of Finance (Tunisia), collaborating with ministers associated with Beji Caid Essebsi, Habib Essid, and later technocrats in transitional governments. Ayari engaged with international forums including meetings of the African Development Bank, the Arab Maghreb Union, and Mediterranean Union initiatives.
Appointed governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia in 2012 during the post-revolutionary period, he led the institution through challenges tied to macroeconomic pressures involving the European Union markets, Libya’s instability, and tourism sector shocks affecting links with Spain, Italy, and France. His tenure involved interactions with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and bilateral partners such as Germany, United Kingdom, and United States. He worked with successive prime ministers and presidents, including Moncef Marzouki, Beji Caid Essebsi, and Youssef Chahed, addressing currency policy, banking regulation, and external debt negotiations with creditors from China and Qatar.
Ayari authored books and articles on topics spanning monetary policy, trade liberalization, and development planning, contributing to journals and edited volumes alongside economists from France, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, and Germany. His work cited case studies involving Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, South Korea, and Japan. He participated in conferences organized by UNCTAD, IMF, World Bank, African Development Bank, and academic gatherings at Harvard University, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, and Université de Genève. His analyses engaged with policies championed by figures such as John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Paul Krugman, Amartya Sen, and regional economists from North Africa.
During his career he received recognitions from national and international bodies, including awards and honorary distinctions from institutions like the University of Tunis, University of Paris, regional academies in Algeria and Morocco, and professional associations linked to International Monetary Fund alumni networks. He was invited to deliver lectures at venues such as Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bocconi University, Columbia University, University of Oxford, and was acknowledged by Tunisian state entities associated with the presidency under leaders such as Habib Bourguiba and Beji Caid Essebsi.
Ayari was married and had a family based in Tunis, maintaining ties with intellectual circles across Europe and the Arab world, and with cultural institutions such as the Arab World Institute and national museums in Tunis. He died in Tunis in January 2021, after a career that connected academic institutions, international organizations, and Tunisian public life.
Category:Tunisian economists Category:1933 births Category:2021 deaths