List of beys of Tunis

Bey of Tunis (1613–1956) King of Tunisia (1956–1957)
Flag of the Bey of Tunis (Husainid dynasty)
Last to reign: Muhammad VIII 15 May 1943 – 25 July 1957
Details
Style	His Majesty [1]
First monarch	Murad I Bey
Last monarch	Muhammad VIII
Formation	1613
Abolition	25 July 1957 (Abolition of monarchy)

This is a list of the beys of Tunis who ruled Tunisia from 1613, when the Corsican-origin Muradid dynasty came to power, ^[2] until 1957, when the Cretan-origin Husainid monarchy was abolished. ^[3]

Muradid dynasty (1613–1702)

Coat of arms of the Muradid dynasty

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Murad I Bey مراد الأول	? – 1631	1613	1631		Muradid
Hammuda Pasha Bey حمودة باشا باي	? – (1666-04-13)13 April 1666	1631	1666	Son of Murad I Bey	Muradid
Murad II Bey مراد باي الثاني	? – 1675	1666	1675 (murdered)	Son of Hammuda Pasha Bey	Muradid
Mohamed Bey El Mouradi [4] محمد باي المرادي	? – (1696-10-14)14 October 1696	1675	14 October 1696	Son of Murad II Bey	Muradid
Ramadan Bey [5] رمضان باي المرادي	? – 16 March 1699	14 October 1696	16 March 1699	Son of Murad II Bey	Muradid
Murad III Bey [5] مراد باي الثالث	1680 – 9 June 1702	16 March 1699	9 June 1702	Grandson of Murad II Bey	Muradid

Revolutions of Tunis (1702–1705)

Main article: Revolutions of Tunis

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Ibrahim Sharif [6] إبراهيم الشريف	1640 – 1705	9 June 1702	15 July 1705

Husainid dynasty (1705–1957)

Coat of arms of the Husainid dynasty

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)	The founder of the Husainid dynasty	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	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	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	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 [7]	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 [8]	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) [9]	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)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Muhammad VIII al-Amin Lamine Bey محمد الثامن الأمين	(1881-09-04)4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 81)	20 March 1956	25 July 1957 (deposed) [10]	Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib	Husainid

Timeline

Genealogical tree

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

Ali at-Turki

Muhammad

Husayn I r. 1705–1735

Ali I r. 1735–1756

Muhammad I ar-Rashid r. 1756–1759

Ali II r. 1759–1782

Hammuda r. 1782–1814

Uthman r. 1814

Mahmud r. 1814–1824

Husayn II r. 1824–1835

Mustafa r. 1835–1837

Ahmad I r. 1837–1855

Muhammad II r. 1855–1859

Muhammad III as-Sadiq r. 1859–1882

Ali III r. 1882–1902

Muhammad al-Ma'mun

Muhammad IV al-Hadi r. 1902–1906

Muhammad V an-Nasir r. 1906–1922

Muhammad VI al-Habib r. 1922–1929

Ahmad II r. 1929–1942

Muhammad VII al-Munsif r. 1942–1943

Muhammad VIII al-Amin r. 1943–1957

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. "Tunisia Bey Coins under Husainid dynasty 1856-1957". www.chiefacoins.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
2. Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–179. ISBN   0521337674.
3. 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.
4. Abadi 2022, pp. 333–337.
5. Abadi 2022, p. 339.
6. Abadi 2022, pp. 339–340.
7. "BEY OF TUNIS DEAD AFTER 7 YEARS' RULE". The New York Times. 12 February 1929. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
8. "SIDI ARMED II, 80, THE BEY OF TUNIS". The New York Times. 20 June 1942. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
9. "GEN. GIRAUD OUSTS THE BEY OF TUNIS". The New York Times. 16 May 1943. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
10. 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.