Arab Spring yang bermula di Tunisia merupakan awal baru bagi Tunisia melepaskan diri dari pemerintahan diktaktor di bawah rezim Ben Ali. Revolusi ini melambungkan nama seorang sosok Rachid Ghannouchi yang dalam penelitian ini akan dibahas mengenai perannya dalam masa transisi demokrasi di Tunisia pasca Arab Spring. Tujuan penilitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sosok Rachid Ghannouchi dan perannya dalam transisi demokrasi di Tunisia pasca Arab Spring. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan dua jenis. Pertama, pengumpulan data primer melalui wawancara tidak langsung, selain wawancara data primer didapat dari buku-buku karya Rachid Ghannouchi. Kedua, pengumpulan data sekunder diperoleh melalui beberapa kajian pustaka salah satunya buku, penelitian terdahulu, artikel, jurnal dan informasi dari media elektronik. Penelitian ini menerapkan teori kepemimpinan dan teori peran yang digunakan untuk menganalisa siapa sosok Rachid Ghannouchi dan perannya pasca Arab Spring. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan didapat hasil berupa Rachid Ghannouchi memiliki peran dalam menjembatani pihak sekularis dan islamis di Tunisia pada masa transisi demokrasi pasca Arab Spring. Sehingga tujuan dari penelitian ini bisa menjawab permasalahan dan hasilnya bisa dijadikan acuan atau literasi dalam aktivitas akademik.

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The Arab Spring which began in Tunisia is a new movement for Tunisia to break away from the dictatorial government under Ben Ali's regime. This revolution catapulted the name of a figure of Rachid Ghannouchi, who in this study will discuss his role in the transition period of democracy in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. The purpose of this study was to find out the figure of Rachid Ghannouchi and his role in the transition to democracy in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. Ellipsis data collection is done in two types. First, primary data collection was obtained through indirect interviews and several books by Rachid Ghannouchi. Second, secondary data collection was obtained through several literature studies, such as books, previous research, articles, journals and information from electronic media. The researcher used the theory of the leadership and the role theory used to analyze who the figure of Rachid Ghannouchi and his role after the Arab Spring. Based on the research conducted, the results obtained in the form of Rachid Ghannouchi have a role in bridging secularists and Islamists in Tunisia during the democratic transition period after the Arab Spring. So the purpose of this study can answer the problem and the results can be used as a reference or literacy in academic activities.