Sadok Ghileb (c. 1840–1912) was a
Tunisia
)
, image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg
, map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa
, image_map2 =
, capital = Tunis
, largest_city = capital
, ...
n politician and mayor of
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
, population_note =
, population_urban =
, population_metro = 2658816
, population_density_km2 =
, timezone1 = CET
, utc_offset1 ...
.
Biography
Ghileb was born in
Tunisia
)
, image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg
, map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa
, image_map2 =
, capital = Tunis
, largest_city = capital
, ...
around 1840, into a bourgeois family of
Turkish origin. He was the maternal uncle of
Mustapha Dinguizli, who succeeded him in office.
[Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour, ''Catégories de la société tunisoise dans la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle'', éd. Institut national d'archéologie et d'art, Tunis, 1989, p. 235] During his studies at the
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque ( ar, جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning ''the Mosque of Olive''), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the o ...
Ghileb became interested in politics.
In 1864 he became an aide to
Muhammad III as-Sadiq
Muhammad III as-Sadiq ( ar, محمد الثالث الصادق; 7 February 1813 – 27 October 1882) commonly known as Sadok Bey ( ar, الصادق باي), was the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1859 until his death. Invested as Bey al-Mahalla (He ...
until he headed to City Council in
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
, population_note =
, population_urban =
, population_metro = 2658816
, population_density_km2 =
, timezone1 = CET
, utc_offset1 ...
as vice president in 1877.
Between 1886 and 1902 he became the Governor of
El Kef
El Kef ( ar, الكاف '), also known as ''Le Kef'', is a city in northwestern Tunisia. It serves as the capital of the Kef Governorate.
El Kef is situated to the west of Tunis and some east of the border between Algeria and Tunisia. It has a ...
, of
Soliman Soliman an alternative to Suleiman may refer to:
People Given name
* Soliman Kenawy, Egyptian journalist
Surname
* Soliman (surname)
Places
* Soliman, Tunisia, located in the Nabeul Governorate
See also
* Sulaiman Mountains
* Sulaiman ...
,
Bizerte and
Nabeul
Nabeul (; ar, نابل ,Tamazight: ⵏⴰⴱⴻⵍ), is a coastal town located in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast of the Cape Bon peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on both sides. It is the first seaside resort in Tunisia ...
. He succeeded Mohamed Asfouri as the mayor of Tunis until his death in 1912.
References
1840s births
1912 deaths
Politicians from Tunis
Tunisian people of Turkish descent
Tunisian politicians
Officers of the Legion of Honour
Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian)
Commanders of the Order of Franz Joseph
Commanders of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
{{Tunisia-bio-stub