After taking his oath of office, he told parliament he would be "the president of all Tunisians".
The 88-year-old secured victory last week over incumbent Moncef Marzouki.
The 88-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi studied Law in Paris, was interior minister under Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian’s first president after independence. Was speaker of parliament under the ousted President Zine al-Abdine Alli, interim prime minister in 2011 after the uprising, founder secular – leaning Nidaa Tounes Party in 2014.
Tunisia is the only Arab country to have moved from authoritarian rule to democracy since a wave of popular uprisings spread across the region.
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