His wife, Wided Lagha, was sexually abused and videotaped by officials from the Ministry of Interior.

[2] After being detained in September 2022, Laarayedh was arrested in December 2022 on accusations alongside others of facilitating the departure of Tunisians to fight with armed rebel groups in the Syrian conflict.

[6] On 20 December 2011, after President Ben Ali was deposed, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of the Interior.

[3][7] He vowed to support peace in Tunisia, rejecting religious extremism, tribalism or regionalism.

[7] On 22 February 2013, Laarayedh was appointed prime minister after Hamadi Jebali resigned from office.