Muhammad VIII al-Amin
Appearance
Muhammad VIII | |||||
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Bey of Tunisia | |||||
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Bey and King of Tunisia | |||||
Reign | 15 May 1943 – 25 July 1957 | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammad VII | ||||
Successor | Husain Bey as Pretender 30 September 1962 And Habib Bourguiba As President of Tunisia | ||||
Born | Carthage, French Protectorate Tunisia | September 4, 1881||||
Died | September 30, 1962 Tunis, Tunis Governorate Tunisia | (aged 81)||||
Burial | Tomb of King Muhammad al-Amin, Sidi Abdulaziz, La Marsa | ||||
Spouse | Lalla Janina Beya | ||||
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Name in Arabic | الأمين باي بن محمد الحبيب | ||||
Dynasty | Husainid Dynasty | ||||
Father | Muhammad VI al-Habib | ||||
Mother | Lalla Fatima bint Muhammad | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Muhammad VIII al-Amin, known as Lamine Bey (4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962), was the last Bey of Tunis (15 May 1943 – 20 March 1956),[1][2] and also the only King of Tunisia (20 March 1956 – 25 July 1957).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ El Mokhtar Bey, De la dynastie husseinite. Le fondateur Hussein Ben Ali. 1705 - 1735 - 1740, éd. Serviced, Tunis, 1993, p. 70
- ↑ Ruf (1975), p. 432
Books
[change | change source]- Ruf, Werner (1975). Introduction à l'Afrique du nord contemporaine. Centre de recherches et d'études sur les sociétés méditerranéennes. Paris: C.N.R.S. ISBN 978-2-271-08124-7. OCLC 566050585.