Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde

{{Short description|Interim 22th and President of Comoros from 1998 to 1999}}

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Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde ({{langx|ar|تاج الدين بن سعيد مسوندي}}; 1928–2004) was a Comorian politician.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=matchID - Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde |url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/PxCggnZtl5qH |website=Fichier des décès |publisher= |access-date=12 April 2024 |language=fr |date=}}

He was born in 1928 in Domoni on Anjouan.{{cite web |title=Tadjidine Ben Massonde |url=https://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire/tadjidine.htm |date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808052000/https://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire/tadjidine.htm |archive-date=8 August 2022 }} Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane was his brother-in-law. Since 1978, Tadjidine worked as director of finance in the public treasury. He became paymaster-general in 1988 and held the post until March 1990. President Saïd Mohamed Djohar appointed him as the Minister of Finance and Budget.

President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim appointed Tadjidine as the Prime Minister from 27 March 1996 to 27 December 1996. After the death of President Taki on 6 November 1998, he became interim President.{{cite web |title=Décès du Président Taki |url=https://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire/taki_djoussouf.htm |date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808052803/https://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire/taki_djoussouf.htm |archive-date=8 August 2022 }} His government was overthrown in a 30 April 1999 military coup led by Colonel Azali Assoumani.

He died on 29 February 2004.