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Tunisian educator, historian and politician
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Mohamed Salah Mzali
Prime Minister of Tunisia
In office
2 March 1954 – 17 June 1954
MonarchMuhammad VIII
Preceded bySlaheddine Baccouche
Succeeded byTahar Ben Ammar (Indirectly)
Personal details
Born(1896-02-11)11 February 1896
Monastir, French Tunisia
Died22 November 1984(1984-11-22) (aged 88)
ProfessionEducator, Politician

Mohamed Salah Mzali (11 February 1896 – 22 November 1984) was a Tunisian educator, historian and politician. He was Prime Minister of Tunisia for a brief period in 1954 under Muhammad VIII al-Amin.

Mohamed Salah Mzali is a descent of the Ait Mzal clan of the Masmuda tribe of the Sous who had established the Hafsid dynasty, he is also a relative of Mohammed Mzali.

Biography

For ten years, he followed a government career at the head of the ministries of Habous, Trade and Handicrafts and Industry, including the second government of Chenik in 1950. He was arrested and deported to the south of the country with the entire government during the crackdown of March 1952.

Released a year later, he was chosen by the colonial authorities to form a government in February 1953. On 2 March, he was appointed Grand Vizier. His government, composed of competent and honest administrators. Mzali is also a member of the steering committee of the Carthage Institute and the editorial board of the Tunisian Journal; he also collaborates with Al Fajr magazine, Al Majalla zeitounia, etc.

He is a laureate of the Alliance Française, the Académie des Jeux Floraux and other literary competitions.

Publications

  • L'Hérédité dans la dynastie husseinite: évolution et violations
  • Au fil de ma vie: souvenirs d'un Tunisien

References

  1. Mohamed Mzali, Un Premier ministre de Bourguiba témoigne, éd. Jean Picollec, Paris, 2004, p. 86
  2. Mzali, Mohamed-Salah (1969). L'Hérédité dans la dynastie husseinite: évolution et violations.
  3. Mazālī, Muḥammad al-Ṣāliḥ (1972). Au fil de ma vie: souvenirs d'un Tunisien.
  • Charles-André Julien, Et la Tunisie devint indépendante: 1951-1957, éd. Jeune Afrique, Paris, 1985, p. 124
Prime ministers of Tunisia (list)
  1. Bahi Ladgham (1969–1970)
  2. Hedi Amara Nouira (1970–1980)
  3. Mohammed Mzali (1980–1986)
  4. Rachid Sfar (1986–1987)
  5. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987)
  6. Hédi Baccouche (1987–1989)
  7. Hamed Karoui (1989–1999)
  8. Mohamed Ghannouchi (1999–2011)
  9. Beji Caid Essebsi (2011)
  10. Hamadi Jebali (2011–2013)
  11. Ali Laarayedh (2013–2014)
  12. Mehdi Jomaa (2014–2015)
  13. Habib Essid (2015–2016)
  14. Youssef Chahed (2016–2020)
  15. Elyes Fakhfakh (2020)
  16. Hichem Mechichi (2020–2021)
  17. Najla Bouden (2021–2023)
  18. Ahmed Hachani (2023–2024)
  19. Kamel Madouri (since 2024)



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