1922 - 1929 H.H. Muhammad
al-Habib [Lahbib] Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the
Kingdom of Tunis. b. at the Palace of Bardo, 13th
August 1858), only son of Prince Muhammad al-Ma'mun Bey,
educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent and
invested with the title of Bey al-Mahalla
and the style of His Highness, 12th May
1906. Proclaimed on the death of his cousin, 8th
July 1922. Installed at the Baît al-Bellar, the Palace
of Bardo, 10th July 1922. Lieut-Gen. Beylical
Army 12/5/1906, Field Marshal 10/7/1922. Inaugurated the
Institut Musulman in Paris, July 1926. The first Tunisian
ruler whose name was substituted for the Ottoman Khalif
at Friday prayers. A gifted naïve and figurative painter
and musician. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan
al-Ahad al-Aman, Nishan ad-Dam,
and Nishan al-Iftikhar. Rcvd: the Nishan
al-Ahad al-Aman al-Murassa
(12.5.1906), Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan
al-Iftikhar while a young prince, GC of the Order
of the Legion of Honour in brilliants (10.7.1922, GO
12.5.1906), and Officer of the Order of the Academic
Palms of France, GC of the Order of the Dragon of Annam,
the Sharifan Order of Alawi of Morocco, etc. m.
(first) before 1874, Lalla Fatima [Fattoùma El
Ismaila] Beya, a niece or sister of
Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib ud-Daula) Sidi
Mustafa bin Ismail, sometime Prime Minister. m.
(second) H.H. Princess (Lalla) Saliha [Saluha] Beya
(b. before 1866; d. before 1922),
daughter of Sidi Mustafa Bey. m.
(third) at the Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa (or Carthage),
1922, Lalla Shazlia [Chédlya] (d. 14th
January 1951), a commoner. He d. at Carthage, 13th
February 1929 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina,
Tunis), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
1929 - 1942 H.H. Ahmad
II Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of
Tunis. b. at the Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 13th
April 1862, fourth son of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha,
Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, educ.
privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent and invested with
the title of Bey al-Mahalla and the style
of His Highness, 14th January 1928.
Proclaimed on the death of his cousin, 11th
February 1929. Lieut-Gen. Beylical Army 14/1/1928, Field
Marshal 11/2/1929. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan
al-Ahad al-Aman, Nishan ad-Dam,
and Nishan al-Iftikhar. Rcvd: the Nishan
al-Ahad al-Aman al-Murassa
(11.1.1928), and Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of
the Nishan al-Iftikhar while a young
prince, Knt. of the Order of the Golden Spur of the
Vatican (24.1.1931), GC of the Orders of the Legion of
Honour in brilliants of France (11.2.1929), Muhammad 'Ali
of Egypt, and the Sharifan Order of Alawi of Morocco. m.
(first) Lalla Janina Beya (d. at
Tunis, 1936), who had nineteen pregnancies, second
daughter of Si Muhammad ar-Rauf bin Rashid
al-Shakir, by his wife, Lalla Fatima, née Gaïgi.
m. (second) at Tunis, 1924, Lalla Mah Razia
[Maherzia], rcvd: Cdr. of the Order of the Legion
of Honour of France, née Nawar [Nauar], from a modest
family in Beja. He d. at La Marsa, 19th
June 1942 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis),
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