Khalifa Chater dead at age 90, Tunisian academic and historian
Khalifa Chater, a Tunisian academic and historian, died on May 13, 2026.
Deaths From Tunisia
Driss Guiga Tunisian politician dead at age 101
Driss Guiga, a Tunisian politician, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 101. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Education and later as Minister of the Interior for four years during the later part of the…
Leïla Marouane Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist dead at age 65
Leïla Marouane, a Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist who wrote for El Watan and Jeune Afrique, died on April 8, 2026. She was 65. Born Leyla Zineb Mechentel in 1960 in Djerba, Tunisia, Marouane worked as a journalist for…
Sadok Belaïd Tunisian jurist and academic dead at age 87
Sadok Belaïd, a Tunisian jurist and academic, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on March 3, 1939, he was a longtime professor at Tunis University and later director of Tunis Private University. Belaïd was a… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Abderrazak Kéfi Businessman dead at age 87
Abderrazak Kéfi, a Tunisian politician and businessman, died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Kairouan, French Tunisia, on April 22, 1938, he was a member of the Socialist Destourian Party and later the Democratic Constitutional… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026
Noureddine Ben Ayed
Tunisian actor (Man of Ashes) · 24 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 24 · Ayed
Mohamed Ben Moussa
Tunisian footballer (Club Africain · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Moussa
Abdeljabar Machouche
Tunisian footballer (ES Tunis · 11 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 11
Hamda Saïed
Tunisian Mufti and politician · 02 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 2
Andrée Yanacopoulo
Tunisian-born Canadian doctor and sociologist · 28 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 28
Jean-Pierre Allali
Tunisian-born French academic · 06 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 6 · French
Meir Mazuz
Tunisian-born Israeli rabbi · 18 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 18 · Other
Adel Dridi
Tunisian businessman and convicted criminal · 17 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 17
Fatima Ben Saïdane
Tunisian actress (The Silences of the Palace). · 17 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 17 · Saïdane
Mohsen Habacha
Tunisian footballer (Sahel · 03 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 3
Larbi Nasra
Tunisian television magnate · 08 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 8 · Other
Mansour Guettaya
Tunisian Olympic middle distance runner (1972) · 11 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 11
Claude Pujade-Renaud
Tunisian-born French writer · 21 May 2024 · May 2024 · French · May 21
Belgacem Bouguenna
Tunisian singer and teacher · 05 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 5
Zoubeir Boughnia
Tunisian footballer (Espérance de Tunis · 22 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 22
Zubeir Boughnia
Tunisian footballer (Espérance de Tunis · 22 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 22
Dorra Bouzid
Tunisian feminist and art critic · 25 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 25
Hameur Hizem
Tunisian football manager (US Monastir · 03 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 3 · Other
Ali Ben Salem
Tunisian human rights activist and anti-colonialist · 27 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 27 · Other · Salem
Ahlem Belhadj
Tunisian women's rights activist · 10 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 10 · Other
Abdellatif Ben Ammar
Tunisian film director (A Simple Story · 07 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 7 · Ammar · Other
Mohamed Dhrif
Tunisian actor (Man of Ashes · 05 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 5
Mounir Jelili
Tunisian Olympic handball player · 23 January 2023 · January 2023 · January 23
Hamadi Bousbiaâ
Tunisian businessman and sporting director · 04 December 2022 · December 2022 · December 4 · Other
Serge Dufoulon
Tunisian-born French academic and sociologist · 04 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 4 · French
Othman Battikh
Tunisian Islamic scholar · 24 October 2022 · October 2022 · October 24
Aziz Zouhir
Tunisian businessman · 30 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 30 · Other
Eya Guezguez
Tunisian sailor · 10 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 10 · Other
Jean Pierson
Tunisian-born French engineer · 04 November 2021 · November 2021 · November 4 · French · Other
Hichem Djait
Tunisian Islamic scholar · 31 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 31
Abdessalem Jerad
Tunisian trade unionist. Tunisian General Labour Union (2000–2011) · 30 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 30 · Other
Ahmed Mestiri
Tunisian lawyer and politician · 23 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 23
Zeyneb Farhat
Tunisian theatre director and activist · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18 · Other
Leïla Bahria
Tunisian politician and judge · 19 April 2021 · April 2021 · April 19 · Leila
Saâdeddine Zmerli
Tunisian urologist and politician · 26 March 2021 · March 2021 · March 26
Ahmed Mghirbi
Tunisian footballer (Stade Tunisien) · 15 March 2021 · March 2021 · March 15
Moufida Tlatli
Tunisian film director (The Silences of the Palace · 06 February 2021 · February 2021 · February 6 · Other
Meherzia Labidi Maïza
Tunisian politician and professional translator and interpreter · 21 January 2021 · January 2021 · January 21 · Maïza
Gilbert Naccache
Tunisian writer and far-left militant · 26 December 2020 · December 2020 · December 26
Abderrahmane Rahmouni
Tunisian footballer (Club Africain) · 25 October 2020 · October 2020 · October 25