Muhammad VIII al-Amin

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Muhammad VIII
Bey of Tunisia
Bey and King of Tunisia
Reign15 May 1943 – 25 July 1957
PredecessorMuhammad VII
SuccessorHusain Bey
as Pretender 30 September 1962 And Habib Bourguiba As President of Tunisia
Born(1881-09-04)September 4, 1881
Carthage, French Protectorate
Tunisia
DiedSeptember 30, 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 81)
Tunis, Tunis Governorate
Tunisia
Burial
Tomb of King Muhammad al-Amin, Sidi Abdulaziz, La Marsa
SpouseLalla Janina Beya
Full name
Muhammad al-Amin
Name in Arabicالأمين باي بن محمد الحبيب
DynastyHusainid Dynasty
FatherMuhammad VI al-Habib
MotherLalla Fatima bint Muhammad
ReligionSunni 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]

  1. El Mokhtar Bey, De la dynastie husseinite. Le fondateur Hussein Ben Ali. 1705 - 1735 - 1740, éd. Serviced, Tunis, 1993, p. 70
  2. 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.