Bin Ali 19 Eylül 2019'da 83 yaşında [[Cidde]], [[Suudi Arabistan]]'da bir hastanede [[prostat kanseri]] nedeniyle hayatını kaybetti.<ref>{{CiteWeb kaynağı web| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/world/middleeast/tunisia-ben-ali-dead.html | title = Tunisia’s Ben Ali, Autocrat Who Inspired Arab Spring Revolts, Dies in Exile | first1 = Ben | last1 = Hubbard | first2 = Rick | last2 = Gladstone | date = 19 Eylül 2019 | accessdate = 19 Eylül 2019 | via = NYTimes.com | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20190923022306/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/world/middleeast/tunisia-ben-ali-dead.html | arşivtarihi = 23 Eylül 2019}}</ref><ref>{{CiteWeb kaynağı web| url = https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/lawyer-tunisias-toppled-ruler-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-dies.html | title = Lawyer: Tunisia's toppled ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies | date = 19 Eylül 2019 | website = CNBC | accessdate = 19 Eylül 2019 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20190921004310/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/lawyer-tunisias-toppled-ruler-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-dies.html | arşivtarihi = 21 Eylül 2019}}</ref><ref>{{CiteWeb kaynağı web| url = https://www.mosaiquefm.net/fr/actualite-national-tunisie/608684/deces-de-l-ex-president-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali | title = Décès de l'ex président Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | website = MosaiqueFM | accessdate = 19 Eylül 2019 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20190925165635/https://www.mosaiquefm.net/fr/actualite-national-tunisie/608684/deces-de-l-ex-president-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali | arşivtarihi = 25 Eylül 2019}}</ref><ref>{{CiteWeb kaynağı web| url = https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/19/tunisia-s-former-president-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-has-died-lawyer-confirms | title = Tunisia's former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died: lawyer | date = 19 Eylül 2019 | website = euronews | accessdate = 19 Eylül 2019 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20190921004942/https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/19/tunisia-s-former-president-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-has-died-lawyer-confirms | arşivtarihi = 21 Eylül 2019}}</ref>
