TUNISIA

The Husainid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1943 - [1962] H.M. Muhammad al-Amin [Lamine], King of Tunisia. b. at Dar as-Shad, Carthage, 4^th September 1881, youngest son H.H. Muhammad al-Habib Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, by his first wife, Lalla Fatima [Fattoùma El Ismailia], educ. privately. Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Bey al-Mahalla and the style of His Highness, 25^th June 1942. Proclaimed on the abdication of his cousin as Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, 15^th May 1943. Installed on the same day at the Baît al-Bellar, of the Palace of Bardo. Proclaimed the independence of Tunisia, 20^th March 1956. Subsequently assumed the title of King of Tunisia with the style of His Majesty. The Royal Guard at Carthage Palace was replaced by soldiers loyal to Bourguiba, the telephones cut and the Royal Family placed under house arrest, 15^th July 1957. Deposed by the Constituent Assembly, 25^th July 1957, but never abdicated or ceded his rights to anyone. Thereafter, he lived under constant government surveillance at La Manouba until October 1958, then confined to the suburb of La Soukra until allowed to return to Tunis after the death of his wife October 1960. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, Nishan ad-Dam, and Nishan al-Iftikhar. Founded the Other of Independence (Nishan al-Istiqlal) in five classes on 6^th September 1956. Lieut-Col Beylical Army before 1926, prom Lieut-Gen 25/6/1942, Field Marshal 15/5/1943. Rcvd: Nishan al-Ahadal-Aman al-Murassa (25.6.1942), and Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar while a young prince, the Grand Collar of the Order of Idris I of Libya, the Collar of the Order of Muhammadiya of Morocco (1956), and the GC of the Orders of the Legion of Honour in brilliants (15.5.1943), Black Star of Benin, Star of Anjouan, and the Cross of Lorraine (1945) of France, GC of the Civil Order of Merit of Spain (1927), the Sharifan Order of Alawi of Morocco, Muhammad ‘Ali of Egypt, and Renaissance of Jordan, Cdr with star of the Order of St Sylvester of the Vatican (30.11.1931). m. 1902, as his only wife, H.H. Princess (Lalla) Janina [Djeneïna] Beya (b. at Tunis, 13^th August 1887; ; d. from wounds received from her Interior Ministry interrogators three days earlier, at La Soukra, 29^th July 1957, bur. Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetery, La Marsa), arrested 26^th July 1957 and interrogated on the 4^th floor of the Ministry of the Interior, rcvd: the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman al Murassa (15.5.1944), and Cdr of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1947), who had been raised in the household of his mother, daughter of Al-Haj Si Bashir al-Ayari, a Tripolitanian merchant from the Ras ad-Darb district of Tunis city. He d. at his apartment in the Rue Fénelon, Tunis, 30^th September 1962 (bur. Tomb of King Muhammad al-Amin, Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz, La Marsa), having had issue, four sons and nine daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Sidi) Shazli [Chédly] Bey. b. at the Palace of Kassar Said, 12^th December 1910, educ. privately. Dir of the Royal Cabinet 1950-1957. Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, and of the Nishan ad-Dam, Nishanal-Ahad al-Aman, and the Nishan al-Iftikhar. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, GC of the Sharifan Order of Alawi of Morocco, and the Orders of the Black Star of Benin, the Star of Anjouan, and Cdr of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1945). m. at the Palace of Carthage, June 1933, Lalla Husn al-Aujud [Husn el-Oujoud or Jouda] (d. from lung cancer, at Tunis, 1991, bur. Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetary, La Marsa), second daughter of Colonel Si Said Zaccaria, by his wife, Princess Khadija, eldest daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG. He d. at Tunis, 2^nd July 2004 (bur. beside his wife, at Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetary, La Marsa).

2) H.R.H. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad [M’hamed] Bey. b. at the Palace of Kassar Said, 26^th November 1914, educ. privately. Closely associated with the Independence movement and known as "le destourien du palais" for his nationalist activities. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, and Cdr of the Order of Independence (1989), GC of the Sharifan Orders of Alawi of Morocco, and the Orders of the Black Star of Benin, the Star of Anjouan, and Cdr of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1945). m. at the Palace of Carthage, June 1933, Lalla Safiya [Safiyé] (b. ca. 1910; d. 23^rd October 2000, bur. Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetery, La Marsa), a Circassian lady raised in the household of the Beya, Lalla Qamar. He d. at Carthage, 13^th February 1999 (bur. Tomb of King Muhammad al-Amin, Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz, La Marsa), having had issue, four sons and one daughter:

a) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Ra’fat [Rafet] Bey. b. at Carthage, 4^th December 1934, educ. Lycée de Radès, and Lycée de Carthage. Professional painter and photographer. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam. m. (first) at the Palace of Carthage, 31^st October 1954 (div. 1974), Lalla Mamia (b. at Tunis, 9^th December 1936), educ. Notre Dame de Sion, daughter of Si Tahir Kahiya (a descendant of Lieutenant-General Sidi Sulaiman Kahiya as-Saghir), by his wife and cousin, Lalla Halluma, daughter of Si Bashir Kahiya. m. (second) 1974, Lalla Nabiha (b. 25^th June 1949), daughter of Si Mansur Tritar. He has issue, three sons and two daughters by his first wife, and one daughter by his second:
- i) Prince (Sidi) Faisal Bey [Fayçal Bey]. b. at the Palace of Carthage, 9^th September 1955 (s/o Lalla Mamia), educ. French Lycée, La Marsa, the Medical Faculty, Tunis, and the Univ of Paris VI (DEA-Master of Molecular Biology), France. Biologist and Consultant, Mbr of the Brd of several NGOs. Author of "La dernière odalisque" (2001). Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam (16.9.1955), and GC of the Order of Francis I of the Two Sicilies (19.3.2006).
b) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Ma'mun [El Meimoune] Bey. b. 28^th June 1936, educ. Lycée de Radès, and Lycée de Carthage, l’École des Travaux Public, Paris. Civil Engineer. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam. m. at Paris, 1965, Lalla Françoise (b. at Gault-St-Denis, France, 10^th December 1936), daughter of Yves Lachuer, by his wife, Marie, née Cornec. He d. at Paris, 10^th December 1990 (bur. in the same tomb as his sister Frida, Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetery, La Marsa), having had issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Prince (Sidi) Karim Bey. b. at Paris, France, 30^th October 1972.

i) Princess (Lalla) Safiya. b. at Paris, France, 13^th April 1965. m. at La Marsa, April 1993, Si Mondher Abdelnadher (b. 15^th April 1962), son of Si Yunus Abdelnadher. She has issue, one daughter:

(1) Inès Abdelnadher. b. at Paris, France, 31^st July 2003.
c) Prince (Sidi) Nur ud-din [Noureddine] Bey. b. at the Palace of Carthage, 2^nd September 1939, educ. Lycée de Carthage, and Univ. of Liège, Belgium. Electronic Engineer. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam. m. at Tunis, 12^th July 1975, Lalla Fatima (b. 15^th February 1950), daughter of Si Sharif [Cherif] Gharsalla.

d) Prince (Sidi) Said Bey. b. at the Palace of Carthage, 26^th February 1952, educ. Lycée Carnot, and IUT, Lyon, France. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam (1952). m. Lalla Anne-Marie, née Dormio (b. at Tunis). He has issue, two daughters:

i) Princess (Lalla) Cyrine. b. 5^th June 1978.

ii) Princess (Lalla) Inès. b. 30^th December 1985.

a) Princess (Lalla) Farida [Nana]. b. at Hammam-Lif, 1943. She d. at Carthage, 2^nd April 1954 (bur. near the Tomb of Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz, La Marsa).

3) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Maimun Bey [El Maļmoun Bey]. b. at the Palace of Kassar Said, 1916. He d.v.p. young.

4) H.R.H. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Salah ud-din [Salah Eddine] Bey. b. at the Palace of Kassar Said, 2^nd October 1919. Founder and Hon Presdt of the Hammam-Lif Sporting Club (CSHL) 1944-1956. Placed under arrest by Bourguiba in August 1957 and released after two years confinement at Manouba 20^th March 1959. A pioneering industrial poultry farmer. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, Cdr of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France, etc. m. (first) at Carthage, September 1939, Lalla Hassiba (b. 3^rd October 1916; d. 199x), daughter of Si Khlaf al-Maherzi, a descendant of Sidi Mahrez, patron saint of the City of Tunis. m. (second) before 1956, Lalla Liliane (d. 1998), a French convert to Islam. He d. at Radès, 21^st December 2003 (bur. Tomb of Lalla Janina Beya, Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetery, La Marsa), having had issue, two sons and two daughters by his first wife, and three sons and one daughter by the second:

a) Prince (Sidi) Talha Bey [Talha Housseini]. b. at Hammam-Lif Palace, 14^th July 1944 (s/o Lalla Habiba), educ. Lycée Carnot, Tunis, Munich Hotel Sch, and Coll of Hospitality, Berlin, Germany. Intern Palmengarten in Offenburg 1965 and Hotel Mondial in Cologne 1966-1967, Head Concierge at Hotel Hammamet Orange 1968-1969, Dir Restaurant Mrabet in Tunis 1969-1971, Deputy Dir Hotel Africa Meridien 1972-1976, Food & Beverage Mngr International Hotel Tunisia 1976-1981, Deputy Dir-Gen 1981-1982, CEO 1982-1983, Deputy Gen Mngr Hotel Diar El Andalus at Sousse-Kantaoui 1983, Resident Dir Hotel Abou Nawas El Mechtel 1984-1985, Quality Dir Hotel Diplomat in Tunis 1985-1986, Resident Dir Hotel Abou Nawas in El Mechtel 1986-1988, Dir Gen Hotel Green Park at Kantaoui 1988-1989, Resident Dir & Gen Mngr Hotel Abou Nawas El Mechtel 1989-1991, Dir Gen Hotel Abou Nawas at Gammarth 1991-1997, Corinthia Khamsa Hotel 1997 & Hotel Bizerta Resort 1998, Dir of Ops Golden Tulip Hotel 1998-2000, Consultant Auditor for Hotel upgrades 2000-2001, Quality Dir Hasdrubal Chain 2001-2006, Dir Gen Hotel Hasdrubal Hammamet 2006-2009. Author of “Pour une Hōtellerie de Qualité” (2006). m. at Tunis, 26^th March 1966, Lalla Afifa (b. at Tunis, 21^st November 1946), daughter of Si Muhammad Hadi bin ‘Abdu’s Salim Bel Hassine, alias ‘Hédi Jouini’, a famous Tunisian singer, songwriter and composer of operettas. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Prince (Sidi) Mahir Bey [Meher Husseini]. b. at Berlin, Germany, 9^th September 1967, educ. Lycée Carnot, Tunis. m. 5^th April 2001, Lalla Jawahir [Jaweher Husseini], née Messaoudi, educ. Lycée Gustave Flaubert, La Marsa, Dir-Gen Vision Print. He has issue, a daughter:
  - (1) Princess (Lalla) Rania. b. 10^th May 2002, educ. École Robert Desnos, and Lycée Pierre Mendčs France, Tunis.
- i) Princess (Lalla) Yusra [Yousra Housseini Touati]. b. at Tunis, 15^th February 1973. m. 2000, Karim Touati. She has issue, two sons.
b) Prince (Sidi) Turhan [Torhane] Bey. b. at Carthage, 6^th August 1951 (s/o Lalla Habiba), educ. Lycée Carnot, Tunis, Technical Sch, Le Locle, Switzerland. Civil engineer. Senior Test Engineer at EM Microelectronic. A Swiss national. m. at Le Locle, Switzerland, 1976, Lalla Rosanna (b. at Campagna, Salerno, Italy, 15^th September 1951), daughter of Antonio Magliano, of Campagna, Italy, by his wife, Nina, née Palladino. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Prince (Sidi) Malik Bey. b. at Le Locle, Switzerland, 6^th August 1977, educ. La Haute École de Gestion (HEG) Arc, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

i) Princess (Lalla) Samia. b. at Chaux de Fond, Switzerland, 21^st May 1980, educ. Neuchâtel Univ, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
c) Prince (Sidi) Karim Bey. b. 24^th June 1962 (s/o Lalla Liliane).

d) Prince (Sidi) Samy Bey [Sami Houceini]. b. 20^th October 1964 (s/o Lalla Liliane). Basketball player with Ez-Zahra 2001-2002, Coach Hammam-Lif Sporting Club (CSHL). m. Lalla Nadia Manacy. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Prince (Sidi) Hakim Bey [Hakim Housseini]. b. 5^th August 1996.

i) Princess (Lalla) Linda [Lili Housseini]. b. at Ez-Zahra, Tunis, 18^th January 19xx.

e) Prince (Sidi) Walid Bey. b. at Ez Zahra, Tunis, 9^th June 1969 (s/o Lalla Liliane), educ. Lycée Carnot, and Lycée Franēais de Mutuelleville, Tunis. Settled in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, France. m. Lalla Olfa Mallah. He has issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Prince (Sidi) Mehdi Bey [Mehdi Housseini], educ. Lycée Jean Monnet Franconville, Ile-De-France, France. Designer with Maillot de l’OM par Stonknot.

i) Princess (Lalla) Lilia [Lyloo Housseini]. b. 3^rd May 1990.

a) Princess (Lalla) Salwa [Princess Salwa Bey Kchouk]. b. at Carthage, 26^th February 1941 (d/o Lalla Habiba), educ. Lycée Armand Falliéres, Carthage. Founder proprietor of the El Walima restaurant. Mbr Assoc Histoire et Réconciliation. m. 1963, Colonel Si Ridha Kchouk. She has issue, one son and one daughter.

b) Princess (Lalla) Faiza [Faiza Hussaini Bey]. b. at Carthage, 8^th July 1946 (d/o Lalla Habiba). m. at Tunis, 1968, Si Nabil Belhassine, son of Si Muhammad Hadi bin ‘Abdu’s Salim Bel Hassine, alias ‘Hédi Jouini’, a famous Tunisian singer, songwriter and composer of operettas. She d. 5^th October 2020 (bur. Sidi ‘Abdu’l Aziz Cemetery), having had issue, two sons.

c) Princess (Lalla) Nadia [Nadia Bey]. b. 128^th May 1960 (d/o Lalla Liliane). m. Taieb Filali, educ. Lycée de Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Univ of Tunis, and Inst Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, son of ‘Abdu’l Kadir Filali, by his wife, Khadija Filali. She had issue, one son and two daughters.

1) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Aisha [Aïcha]. b. July 1906. Represented her father on several occasions and played a prominent part in the independence movement. m. Si Salah ud-din al-Maherzi [Salaheddine Maherzi] (b. ca. 1913; d. April 2001), sometime actg Governor of the Madina of Tunis, son of Si Khlaf al-Maherzi, a descendant of Sidi Mahrez, patron saint of the City of Tunis. She d. at Tunis, 1994, having had issue, three sons.

2) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Khadija. b. 8^th April 1909. m. September 1939, Si Khair ud-din Azzouz (d. 197x), sometime Kaid al-Ahwashi (Governor of the Suburbs of Tunis). She d. at Tunis, 199x, having had issue, one son:

a) Si Hasan [Hassouna] Azzouz. m. (first) (div.) Lalla Faiza Jait. m. (second) Lalla Fatima [Fatma] Chelly, daughter of Dr Muhammad [Hamadi] Chelly, by his wife, Princess Taj ul-Mulk Lilia [Tej El Molk Lilia Housseini], eighth daughter of H.M. Muhammad al-Amin [Lamine], King of Tunisia. He had issue, a daughter by his first wife. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

3) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Soufia. b. 12^th May 1912. m. (first) (div.) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Hadi Bey (b. 15^th December 1907; d. 17^th March 1965), second son of Prince Murad Bey - see above. m. (second) 1943 (div.), Major-General Si Hadi Ben Mustapha (d. at La Goulette, 199x), sometime cdr of the Beylical Guard and Grand Chamberlain, later Chief of Protocol under the republic, rcvd: GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc, son of Si ‘Ali Ben Moustapha. m. (third) Lieutenant-General Si Ahmad al-Kassar (d. 197x), sometime Lord Privy Seal, rcvd: the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. She d.s.p. at Tunis, August 1994.

4) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Zanukha [Zanoukha]. b. 18^th March 1923. m. 1944, Colonel Si Nasir ud-din Zakaria, sometime ADC to the Bey, son of Princess Zohra, second daughter of H.H. Ahmad II Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.

5) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Fatima. b. August 1924. m. Si Mustafa Ben Abdallah, sometime Deputy Governor of Mateur. She d. from heart failure, at Carthage, October 1957, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:

a) Si Mohamed Ben Abdallah. b. May 1947.

b) Si Mounaam Ben Abdallah. b. 1948.

a) Lalla Essia. b. 1950.

6) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Kabira [Kébira Bey]. b. October 1926. m. Si Muhammad al-Bakhri [Hamadi Bahri] (d. 197x), sometime Chief of Protocol, brother of Osman Bahri, husband of Princess Hadia. She d. 27^th August 2007 (bur. Jallez Cemetery), had issue, four sons and two daughters.

7) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Zakia. b. 18^th February 1927. Hon Presdt "Revue Musulmane Nord-Africaine de Langue-Francaise" (Algiers) 1946. m. 25^th June 1944, H.E. (Sahib al Ma'ali) Dr Muhammad [Hammadi] Ben Salem (b. at Tunis, 3^rd January 1915; d. at Bardo, 4^th October 2001), Minister for Health 1950-1952, arrested by the republican authorities in 1957 and severely beaten with a bullwhip, author of "L'Antichambre de l'Indépendence", rcvd: GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, son of Si Husayn Bashir Ben Salem. She d. from cancer, at La Marsa, 2^nd February 1998, having had issue, three sons and three daughters.

8) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Taj ul-Mulk Lilia [Tej El Molk Lilia Housseini]. b. 12^th September 1929. Went into voluntary exile in Morocco 1962. m. (first) 1948, Dr Menchari, Veterinarian. m. (second) 1962, Dr Muhammad [Hamadi] Chelly (d. at Casablanca, Morocco, 1987), sometime Surgeon at the Sadiki Hospital, Head of the Civil Hospital Tetouan 1962-1966, Surgeon OCP Hospital Khouribga 1966, later in private practice in Casablanca. She d. at Casablanca, Morocco, 19^th February 2021, having had issue, six children, including:

a) Professor Hassan Chelly. ENT Professor in Communication Techniques Al Farabi Centre for ENT Diagnosis & Exploration in Casablanca.

b) Dr Chafik Chelly. Ophthalmologist.

c) Dr Mourad Chelly. Ophthalmologist.

a) Lalla Fatima [Fatma] Chelly. m. her maternal first cousin, Si Hasan [Hassouna] Azzouz, son of Si Khair ud-din Azzouz, sometime Kaid al-Ahwashi, by his wife, Princess Khadija, second daughter of H.M. Muhammad al-Amin [Lamine], King of Tunisia - see above.

b) Lalla Dr Dounia Chelly. Medical examiner.

9) H.R.H. Princess (Lalla) Hadia [Hédia]. b. 18^th September 1931. m. Si ‘Usman al-Bakhri [Osman Bahri] (d. 197x), sometime Engineer at the Sch of Mines, Principal Engineer in the PWD, and CEO Compagnie des Phosphates Sfax-Gafsa, brother of Si Muhammad al-Bakhri, husband of Princess Kabira. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.

[1962 - 1969] Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Crown Prince (Sidi) Husain [Hassine] Bey, Head of the Royal House of Tunisia. b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 22^nd April 1893, third son of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG, by his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud, educ. Prytanée militarie de La Flèche. Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Bey al-Mahalla and the style of His Highness, 1^st October 1955. Became Crown Prince with the style of His Royal Highness when Tunisia achieved independence, 20^th March 1956. Succeeded as Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, and of the Nishan ad-Dam, Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, and the Nishan al-Iftikhar, on the death of H.M. Muhammad al-Amin, 30^th September 1962. Lieut-Gen Beylical Army 1/10/1955. 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 (1.10.1955), Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France, the Sharifan Order of Alawai of Morocco, etc. m. at Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 22^nd July 1914, as his only wife, Lalla Aisha [Aïcha], daughter of Si Ahmad bin ‘Abdu’llah Maria, an Italian convert to Islam, by his wife, Princess Traki, eldest daughter of Sidi Husain Bey, Bey al-Taula. He d. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 9^th April 1969 (bur. Sidi Abu Saeed Cemetery)*, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:

1) Prince (Sidi) ‘Ali Bey. b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 29^th July 1915, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar. m. (first) at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, June 1942, Lalla Zainab, daughter of Si ‘Abdu’l Aziz Bakushi [Abdelaziz Baccouche], by his wife, Lalla Beya, née Farhat. m. (second) Lalla Razia [Radhia], daughter of ‘Ali Essafi. He d. at Sidi-Bou-Saļd, 3^rd September 1992 (bur. Sidi Abu Saeed Cemetery), having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince (Sidi) Faruk Bey (s/o Radhia). m.Lalla Salima [Selima], daughter of Muhammad Tahir Abbou [Mohamed Tahar Abbou Ben Smida], by his wife, Fatima [Fatma], daughter of Hamadi Ben Khalfallah. He has issue, one son:
  - i) Prince (Sidi) Malik Bey [Malek Ben Hassine Bey].
- b) Prince (Sidi) Tariq Bey (s/o Radhia). m.Lalla Dora, daughter of Bashir Zwawii [Bechir Zouaoui], by his wife, Nur al-Huda Ben Shaikh [Nour Al Houda Ben Cheikh]. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  
  i) Prince (Sidi) ‘Ali Bey [Ali Ben Hassine Bey].
  
  ii) Prince (Sidi) Lais Bey [Liès Ben Hassine Bey].
  
  i) Princess (Lalla) Qmar [Kmar Ben Hassine Bey].
- c) Prince (Sidi) Mahdi Husain Bey [Mehdi Hassine Bey] (s/o Radhia).
2) Prince (Sidi) Murad [Mrad] Bey. b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 11^th January 1919, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar. m. Princess (Lalla) Zainab [Zeineb Bey] [Bouba] (b. at the Kheredinne Palace, near La Goulette, 28^th February 1927; d. 21^st April 2011), elder daughter of her maternal uncle, Prince Muhammad Bey, by his wife, Lalla Souad, daughter of Shaikh Hamida Bairam, sometime Shaikh ul-Islam. He d. 2005, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

a) Prince (Sidi) Farid Bey. b. 2^nd February 1946. He d. at Sidi-Bou-Saļd, 7^th November 2020 (bur. Sidi Abu Saeed Cemetery).Copyright©Christopher Buyers

b) Prince (Sidi) Nasir [Naceur] Bey. b. 27^th December 1948. Administrator of a cardio-vascular clinic. m. (first) (div.) Lalla Khadija, née Majeri. m. (second) Lalla Lillia [Anne] (b. 25^th March 19xx), daughter of Mongi Naka’a. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:

i) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey.

ii) Prince (Sidi) Aziz Bey. b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 26^th August 1984 (s/o Lillia), educ. Lycée Carthage, Byrsa, and IHEC, Carthage. Employed with Girotech International Services. m at La Marsa, 10^th September 2013, Dr Chirine Ayari Bey (b. at Bizerte, 12^th April 198x), educ. Monastir Univ (Dr Dentistry), dentist.

i) Princess (Lalla) Rima [Rima Bey Messedi] (d/o Lillia), educ. Lycée Carthage Byrsa, and École Nationale d’architecture et d’Urbanisme ((ENAU), Tunis. Architect with DPLG in Paris. m. 24^th October 2012, Hasan Messedi [Hassen Messedi], educ. ESCP Europe, Paris, France, son of Muhammad Nasir Mansur Messedi [Mohamed Naceur Mansour Messedi], by his wife, Radhia Ben Taļeb. She has issue, one son and one daughter.

c) Prince (Sidi) Hashimi Bey. b. 1^st March 1954. m. Lalla Lillia, née Siala. He has issue, two sons:

i) Prince (Sidi) Mahdi Bey.

ii) Prince (Sidi) Khalid Bey. He has issue, a son:

(1) Prince (Sidi) Saifu‘llah [Seifallah] Bey.

a) Princess (Lalla) Lillia. b. 19^th May 1943. m. Si Elyès Haidar (b. 1929), only son of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma’ali) Si Shazli Haidar, sometime Shaikh al-Madina, by his wife, Princess Janaina, youngest daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG – see above.
3) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Afif [al-Hafif] Bey. b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 21^st August 1926, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar. m. Princess (Lalla) Farida [Frida](b. 12^th April 1934), former wife of Prince Muhammad al-Muntassir Bey, and eldest daughter of H.R.H. Prince Sulaiman Bey, sometime Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, by his first wife, Lalla Dalila, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma’ali Sidi Salim al-Jaziri, sometime Dir of Protocol. He d. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 2^nd May 1985.

4) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey. b. at La Marsa, 1^st May 1934. He d. there, July 1934.

1) Princess (Lalla) Husn al-Aujud [Jouda]. b. 1918. m. Prince (Sidi) ‘Abdu’l Hamid [Abdelhamid] Bey (b. 9^th October 1912), youngest son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince ‘Izz ud-din Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. She had issue, one son and three daughters – see above. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

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