Ahmed Ounaies (born 25 January 1936), also spelled Ahmed Ounaiss, is a Tunisian politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister for two weeks in the transitional government established after the 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising.

Public pressure forced him to resign a week after controversially praising French Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie, who openly supported Ben Ali and helped deliver tear gas to police forces.

His predecessor who was Ben Ali's foreign minister — Kamel Morjane — had also resigned from his post.

[3] During his trip to Paris,[4] he angered many Tunisians by stating he had always dreamed of meeting French Foreign Minister Alliot-Marie.

[4][5] In Tunis, about 300 employees of the foreign ministry staged a protest rally outside their workplace to demand that he step down after his comments.