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TUNIS

Most Famous People Born in Tunis, Tunisia

Notable people
1,110
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1949
Most distinctive
Handball 6.3×

A Mediterranean port whose notables bend from medieval Arab scholarship to postcolonial francophone cinema, with a bench of combat athletes sitting oddly alongside the literary afterlife of French Tunisia. The outsized Handball and Boxer counts reflect the state sports academies that turned the city into a North African training ground for body disciplines, while the Film and Poet presence traces the Carthage Film Festival crowd and the Sidi Bou Saïd literary set.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tunis during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 158 notable births.

What Tunis Is Known For

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Politician is Tunis's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (175).

Tunis over-indexes on handball6.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician175
  2. Football164
  3. Actor76
  4. Writer37
  5. Film34
  6. Singer31
  7. Painter31
  8. Poet27
  1. Handball226.3×
  2. Fencer115.2×
  3. Boxer194.3×
  4. Film342.5×
  5. Poet272.3×
  6. Historian242.0×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Tunis's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

170017501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Science
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Showing 175 of 1,110 notable people

0005 POLITICIAN

Bertrand Delanoë

Born 1950

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0007 POLITICIAN

Philippe Séguin

1943 - 2010

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0013 POLITICIAN

Claude Bartolone

Born 1951

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0014 POLITICIAN

Edgard Pisani

1918 - 2016

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0028 POLITICIAN

Pierre Lellouche

Born 1951

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0036 POLITICIAN

Youssef Chahed

Born 1975

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0045 POLITICIAN

Ahmad I ibn Mustafa

1806 - 1855

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0055 POLITICIAN

Chedli Klibi

1925 - 2020

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0058 POLITICIAN

Habib Boularès

1933 - 2014

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0060 POLITICIAN

Sylvie Hubac

Born 1956

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0067 POLITICIAN

Bahi Ladgham

1913 - 1998

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0071 POLITICIAN

Abdelaziz Thâalbi

1876 - 1944

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0075 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Tewfik El Madani

1898 - 1983

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0089 POLITICIAN

Amel Karboul

Born 1973

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0102 POLITICIAN

Muhammad III as-Sadiq

1813 - 1882

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0104 POLITICIAN

Maurizio Valenzi

1909 - 2009

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0131 POLITICIAN

Mustapha Ben Jafar

Born 1940

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0133 POLITICIAN

Chokri Belaid

1964 - 2013

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0134 POLITICIAN

Sonia Krimi

Born 1982

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0135 POLITICIAN

Mahmoud El Materi

1897 - 1972

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0140 POLITICIAN

Tahar Ben Ammar

1889 - 1985

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0150 POLITICIAN

Abdelfattah Mourou

Born 1948

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0154 POLITICIAN

Hatem Ben Salem

Born 1956

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0155 POLITICIAN

Roger Romani

Born 1934

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0170 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Chenik

1889 - 1976

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0185 POLITICIAN

Farhat Horchani

Born 1953

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0193 POLITICIAN

Chedly Ayari

Born 1933

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0196 POLITICIAN

Claudio Martini

Born 1951

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0198 POLITICIAN

Elyès Jouini

Born 1965

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0207 POLITICIAN

Ali Bach Hamba

1876 - 1918

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0208 POLITICIAN

Ali Benhadj

Born 1956

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0210 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Ounaies

Born 1936

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0227 POLITICIAN

Slim Amamou

Born 1977

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0234 POLITICIAN

Mondher Zenaidi

Born 1950

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0240 POLITICIAN

Mahmoud Ben Romdhane

Born 1948

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0246 POLITICIAN

Fouad Mebazaa

Born 1933

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0254 POLITICIAN

Sadok Mokaddem

1914 - 1993

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0256 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Ben Miled

1902 - 1994

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0267 POLITICIAN

Joseph Franceschi

1924 - 1988

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0277 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Raffo

1795 - 1862

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0282 POLITICIAN

Hammuda ibn Ali

1759 - 1814

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0286 POLITICIAN

Sayida Ounissi

Born 1987

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0288 POLITICIAN

Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn

1811 - 1859

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0298 POLITICIAN

Béchir Ben Slama

Born 1931

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0299 POLITICIAN

Muhammad VI al-Habib

1858 - 1929

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0310 POLITICIAN

Khelil Bouhageb

1863 - 1942

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0312 POLITICIAN

Ali Belhouane

1909 - 1958

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0314 POLITICIAN

Yazid Zerhouni

Born 1937

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0322 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Salah Ben Aïssa

Born 1948

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0323 POLITICIAN

Mahmud ibn Muhammad

1757 - 1824

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0336 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Salah Ben Ammar

Born 1955

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0337 POLITICIAN

Muhammad IV al-Hadi

1855 - 1906

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0343 POLITICIAN

Habib Ben Yahia

Born 1938

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0352 POLITICIAN

Habib Thameur

1909 - 1949

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0383 POLITICIAN

Tarak Mekki

1958 - 2012

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0390 POLITICIAN

Yassine Ayari

Born 1981

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0406 POLITICIAN

Farhat Rajhi

Born 1952

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0409 POLITICIAN

Kamel Omrane

1951 - 2018

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0419 POLITICIAN

Nejmeddine Hamrouni

Born 1965

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0424 POLITICIAN

Elyes Fakhfakh

Born 1972

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0440 POLITICIAN

Sana Hassainia

Born 1974

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0441 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar

1760 - 1822

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0449 POLITICIAN

Mahmoud Mestiri

1929 - 2006

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0454 POLITICIAN

Abbès Mohsen

Born 1945

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0455 POLITICIAN

Hela Cheikhrouhou

Born 1972

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0468 POLITICIAN

Jacques Saada

Born 1947

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0485 POLITICIAN

Nadia Gallico Spano

1916 - 2006

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0491 POLITICIAN

Selma Elloumi Rekik

Born 1956

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0495 POLITICIAN

Fethia Mzali

1927 - 2018

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0502 POLITICIAN

Hassib Ben Ammar

1924 - 2008

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0512 POLITICIAN

Nebiha Gueddana

Born 1949

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0539 POLITICIAN

Bernard Deladrière

Born 1952

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0549 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Harmel

1929 - 2011

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0560 POLITICIAN

Georges Adda

1916 - 2008

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0562 POLITICIAN

Taïeb Mhiri

1924 - 1965

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0569 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Nouri Jouini

Born 1961

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0572 POLITICIAN

Slaheddine Baly

1926 - 2002

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0581 POLITICIAN

Abdelhamid Escheikh

1935 - 1999

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0591 POLITICIAN

Afif Chelbi

Born 1953

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0596 POLITICIAN

Khalil Amiri

Born 1971

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Slaheddine Baccouche

1883 - 1959

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0617 POLITICIAN

Khalil Zaouia

Born 1961

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0624 POLITICIAN

Mustapha Dinguizli

1865 - 1926

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0625 POLITICIAN

Nejla Moalla

Born 1963

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0626 POLITICIAN

Samir Taïeb

Born 1957

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0631 POLITICIAN

Hédi Lakhoua

1872 - 1949

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0632 POLITICIAN

Abdelaziz Rassâa

Born 1957

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0633 POLITICIAN

Lobna Jribi

Born 1973

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0636 POLITICIAN

Abderrahman Ladgham

Born 1947

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0642 POLITICIAN

Selma Hédia Mabrouk

Born 1964

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0646 POLITICIAN

Saida Agrebi

Born 1945

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0649 POLITICIAN

M'hamed Djellouli

1836 - 1908

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0652 POLITICIAN

Aziz Djellouli

1896 - 1975

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0662 POLITICIAN

Emna Menif

Born 1967

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0665 POLITICIAN

Mahmoud Ben Ayed

1805 - 1880

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0666 POLITICIAN

Antoine Colonna

1901 - 1976

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0681 POLITICIAN

Abderraouf El Basti

Born 1947

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0683 POLITICIAN

Omar Mansour

Born 1958

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0686 POLITICIAN

Latifa Habachi

Born 1972

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0695 POLITICIAN

Memia Benna

Born 1966

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0696 POLITICIAN

Claude Lanfranca

Born 1938

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0707 POLITICIAN

Issam Chebbi

Born 1957

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0711 POLITICIAN

Ferjani Bel Haj Ammar

1916 - 2000

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0713 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Bouchiha

Born 1948

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0722 POLITICIAN

Sadok Ghileb

1840 - 1912

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0727 POLITICIAN

Yamina Zoghlami

Born 1970

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0735 POLITICIAN

Fabien Limonta

Born 1946

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0736 POLITICIAN

Larbi Nasra

Born 1947

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0741 POLITICIAN

Kalthoum Kannou

Born 1959

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0746 POLITICIAN

Slim Besbes

Born 1963

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0748 POLITICIAN

Lamia Chafei Seghaier

Born 1968

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0751 POLITICIAN

Bibya Chihi

Born 1952

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0758 POLITICIAN

Mohammed Aziz Bouattour

1825 - 1907

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0760 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk

1822 - 1902

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0761 POLITICIAN

Sliman Ourak

Born 1955

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0766 POLITICIAN

Faïza Kefi

Born 1949

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0768 POLITICIAN

Mourad Sakli

Born 1965

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0769 POLITICIAN

Ridha Ferchiou

Born 1945

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0772 POLITICIAN

Ezzeddine Abassi

Born 1920

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0784 POLITICIAN

Emmanuel Aubert

1916 - 1995

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0785 POLITICIAN

Naoufel Jammali

Born 1976

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0789 POLITICIAN

Nidhal Ouerfelli

Born 1976

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0802 POLITICIAN

Youssef Djaït

1830 - 1915

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0805 POLITICIAN

Saber Bouatay

Born 1970

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0807 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Zaouche

1907 - 1973

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0811 POLITICIAN

Lassaad Lachaal

Born 1961

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0816 POLITICIAN

Rim Mahjoub

Born 1966

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0817 POLITICIAN

Habib Djellouli

1879 - 1957

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0820 POLITICIAN

Samira Khayach Belhaj

Born 1953

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0823 POLITICIAN

Taïeb Sahbani

1925 - 2010

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0825 POLITICIAN

Oussama Sghaier

Born 1983

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0829 POLITICIAN

Lassaad Ben Osman

1926 - 2015

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0830 POLITICIAN

Hussein Khouja

1666 - 1732

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0831 POLITICIAN

Tahar Zaouche

1904 - 1975

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0832 POLITICIAN

Hédi Saidi

1897 - 1948

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0834 POLITICIAN

Georges Breny

1930 - 2005

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0836 POLITICIAN

Faouzia Ben Fodha

Born 1963

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0837 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Béji Ben Mami

Born 1950

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0839 POLITICIAN

Adolphe Devoize

1807 - 1867

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0846 POLITICIAN

Saïd Ben Mustapha

Born 1938

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0854 POLITICIAN

Mohieddine Klibi

1901 - 1954

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0856 POLITICIAN

Ali Sakkat

1876 - 1954

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0857 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Snoussi (homme politique)

Born 1931

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0858 POLITICIAN

Mustapha Sfar

1892 - 1941

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0863 POLITICIAN

Lamine Doghri

Born 1961

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0864 POLITICIAN

Hela Hammi

Born 1964

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0867 POLITICIAN

Hédi Djilani

Born 1948

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0871 POLITICIAN

Ferjani Doghmane

Born 1955

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0877 POLITICIAN

Moncef Ben Abdallah

Born 1946

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0888 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Ben Salem (1915-2001)

1915 - 2001

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0910 POLITICIAN

Abderrazak Rassaa

1930 - 2020

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0912 POLITICIAN

Moussa El Kadhem Ben Achour

1892 - 1959

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0915 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Karim El Jamoussi

Born 1966

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0917 POLITICIAN

Abderrazak Cheraït

Born 1937

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0919 POLITICIAN

Omar Béhi

Born 1975

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0928 POLITICIAN

Guy Vaschetti

Born 1931

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0942 POLITICIAN

Hatem El Euchi

Born 1964

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0946 POLITICIAN

Younès Hadjouj

1860 - 1949

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0950 POLITICIAN

Adel Fekih

Born 1972

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0953 POLITICIAN

Abdelbacet Becheikh

Born 1941

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0957 POLITICIAN

Slaheddine Cherif

Born 1937

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0969 POLITICIAN

Sélim Ben Abdesselem

Born 1970

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0972 POLITICIAN

Najla Bouriel

Born 1970

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0977 POLITICIAN

Saloua Tarzi Ben Attia

Born 1951

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0978 POLITICIAN

Sarra Rejeb

Born 1959

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0995 POLITICIAN

Mounir Majdoub

Born 1959

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0998 POLITICIAN

Karim Bouebdelli

Born 1975

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1000 POLITICIAN

Mohamed Habib Gherab

1926 - 2011

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1009 POLITICIAN

Ali Bouhageb

1887 - 1965

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1020 POLITICIAN

Fethi Touzri

Born 1961

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1037 POLITICIAN

Noureddine Kaâbi

Born 1963

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1054 POLITICIAN

Hicham Hosni

Born 1965

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1068 POLITICIAN

Mouldi Riahi

Born 1949

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1075 POLITICIAN

Amel Nafti

Born 1956

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1103 POLITICIAN

Néziha Escheikh

Born 1945

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