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This is a list of the beys of Tunis who ruled Tunisia from 1613, when the Corsican-origin Muradid dynasty came to power, until 1957, when the Cretan-origin Husainid monarchy was abolished.

Muradid dynasty (1613–1702)

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Revolutions of Tunis (1702–1705)

Husainid dynasty (1705–1956)

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Beys of Tunis (1705–1956)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Al-Husayn I ibn Ali الحسين الأول بن علي التركي	1669 – 13 March 1740 (aged 71)	15 July 1705	7 September 1735 (deposed)		Husainid
Abu l-Hasan Ali I أبو الحسن علي الأول	(1688-06-30)30 June 1688 – 22 September 1756(1756-09-22) (aged 68)	7 September 1735	22 September 1756	Nephew of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki	Husainid
Muhammad I ar-Rashid محمد الأول الرشيد	1710 – 12 February 1759 (aged 49)	22 September 1756	12 February 1759	Son of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki	Husainid
Ali II ibn Hussein علي الثاني بن حسين	(1712-11-24)24 November 1712 – 26 May 1782(1782-05-26) (aged 69)	12 February 1759	26 May 1782	Son of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki	Husainid
Hammuda ibn Ali حمودة بن علي	(1759-12-09)9 December 1759 – 15 September 1814(1814-09-15) (aged 54)	26 May 1782	15 September 1814	Son of Ali II ibn Hussein	Husainid
Uthman ibn Ali عثمان بن علي	(1763-05-27)27 May 1763 – 20 December 1814(1814-12-20) (aged 51)	15 September 1814	20 December 1814 (murdered)	Son of Ali II ibn Hussein	Husainid
Mahmud ibn Muhammad محمود بن محمد	(1757-07-10)10 July 1757 – 28 March 1824(1824-03-28) (aged 66)	20 December 1814	28 March 1824	Son of Muhammad I ar-Rashid	Husainid
Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud الحسين الثاني بن محمود	(1784-03-05)5 March 1784 – 20 May 1835(1835-05-20) (aged 51)	28 March 1824	20 May 1835	Son of Mahmud ibn Muhammad	Husainid
Mustafa ibn Mahmud مصطفى بن محمود	1786 – 10 October 1837 (aged 51)	20 May 1835	10 October 1837	Son of Mahmud ibn Muhammad	Husainid
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa Ahmad Bey أحمد الأول بن مصطفى	(1806-12-02)2 December 1806 – 30 May 1855(1855-05-30) (aged 48)	10 October 1837	30 May 1855	Son of Mustafa ibn Mahmud	Husainid
Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn M'hamed Bey محمد الثاني بن الحسين	(1811-09-18)18 September 1811 – 22 September 1859(1859-09-22) (aged 48)	30 May 1855	22 September 1859	Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud	Husainid
Muhammad III as-Sadiq Sadok Bey محمد الثالث الصادق	(1813-02-07)7 February 1813 – 27 October 1882(1882-10-27) (aged 69)	22 September 1859	27 October 1882	Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud	Husainid
Ali III ibn al-Husayn Ali Bey علي الثالث بن الحسين	(1817-08-14)14 August 1817 – 11 June 1902(1902-06-11) (aged 84)	28 October 1882	11 June 1902	Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud	Husainid
Muhammad IV al-Hadi Hédi Bey محمد الرابع الهادي	(1855-06-24)24 June 1855 – 11 May 1906(1906-05-11) (aged 50)	11 June 1902	11 May 1906	Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn	Husainid
Muhammad V an-Nasir Naceur Bey محمد الخامس الناصر	(1855-07-14)14 July 1855 – 10 July 1922(1922-07-10) (aged 66)	11 May 1906	10 July 1922	Son of Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn	Husainid
Muhammad VI al-Habib Habib Bey محمد السادس الحبيب	(1858-08-13)13 August 1858 – 11 February 1929(1929-02-11) (aged 70)	10 July 1922	11 February 1929	Cousin of Muhammad V an-Nasir	Husainid
Ahmad II ibn Ali Ahmed Bey أحمد الثاني بن علي	(1862-04-13)13 April 1862 – 19 June 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 80)	11 February 1929	19 June 1942	Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn	Husainid
Muhammad VII al-Munsif Moncef Bey محمد السابع المنصف	(1881-03-04)4 March 1881 – 1 September 1948(1948-09-01) (aged 67)	19 June 1942	15 May 1943 (deposed)	Son of Muhammad V an-Nasir	Husainid
Muhammad VIII al-Amin Lamine Bey محمد الثامن الأمين	(1881-09-04)4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 81)	15 May 1943	20 March 1956 (proclaimed King of Tunisia)	Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib	Husainid

King of Tunisia (1956–1957)

Genealogical tree

Simplified genealogical tree of the Beys of Tunis. Only the Beys and their direct ancestors are shown.

See also

• List of French residents-general in Tunisia
• President of Tunisia
  • List of presidents of Tunisia
  • First Lady of Tunisia
• Prime Minister of Tunisia
  • List of prime ministers of Tunisia
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

Notes

1. Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–179. ISBN 0521337674.
2. Choueiri, Youssef (8 October 2013). Modern Arab Historiography: Historical Discourse and the Nation-State. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-136-86869-6. The dynasty of the Husaynids, founded by Husayn Ibn 'All, an Ottoman agha of Greek origin, ruled Tunisia until 1957 when, after independence, it was abolished and a republic was announced.
3. Abadi 2022, pp. 333–337.
4. ^ Abadi 2022, p. 339.
5. Abadi 2022, pp. 339–340.
6. "BEY OF TUNIS DEAD AFTER 7 YEARS' RULE". The New York Times. 12 February 1929. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
7. "SIDI ARMED II, 80, THE BEY OF TUNIS". The New York Times. 20 June 1942. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
8. "GEN. GIRAUD OUSTS THE BEY OF TUNIS". The New York Times. 16 May 1943. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
9. Thomas F. Brady (26 July 1957). "TUNIS OUSTS BEY, NAMES BOURGUIBA HEAD OF REPUBLIC". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

References

• Abadi, Jacob (2022). Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest: The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State (Middle East Studies) (Kindle ed.). Ithaca Press.

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