18 Notable alumni of Ez-zitouna University
Updated: May 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ez-zitouna University is ranked #7,186 in the world and #12 in Tunisia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Ez-zitouna University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Ez-zitouna University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Abdelaziz Thâalbi
1876-1944 (aged 68)
journal editor
politician
journalist
Abdelaziz Thâalbi was a Tunisian politician. He was one of the founding members of the Destour party.
2. Mebarek el Mili
1889-1945 (aged 56)
preacher
teacher
writer
Mebarek el Mili, known as El Mili, was an Algerian reformist who became active during the French occupation of Algeria. He was also a prominent member of the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema.
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3. Muhammad al-Fadl ibn Ashur
1909-1970 (aged 61)
theologian
writer
trade unionist
Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour was a Tunisian theologian, writer, trade unionist, intellectual and patriot born in La Marsa.
4. Zoubeir Turki
1924-2009 (aged 85)
sculptor
painter
illustrator
Zoubeir Turki was a Tunisian painter and sculptor of Turkish origin. He was the younger brother of Hedi Turki (1922–2019).
5. Othman Battikh
1941-2022 (aged 81)
mufti
judge
ulema
politician
Othman Battikh was a Tunisian Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Tunisia from 2008 to 2013. He also served as member of the Tunisian government.
6. Koutoubou Moustapha Sano
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
minister
Koutoub Moustapha Sano is a politician and academic from Guinea. He served as minister of the office of the president of Guinea and diplomatic advisor to the president. He holds a doctorate in law.
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7. Salah El Mahdi
1925-2014 (aged 89)
conductor
music critic
judge
musicologist
composer
Salah El Mahdi was a Tunisian musicologist, conductor, composer, flautist, music critic and judge.
8. Hmida Ennaifer
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
theologian
Hmida Ennaifer or H'mida Ennaïfar is a Tunisian scholar and theologian.
9. Nourredine Khadmi
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Nourredine Khadmi is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Religious Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.
10. Salem Bouhageb
1827-1924 (aged 97)
poet
jurist
journalist
Salem Bouhageb was a Tunisian reformer, jurist, and poet. He was considered one of the leading Tunisian reformers of his era; among his many disciples were Béchir Sfar, Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Ali Bach Hamba, Mohamed Nakhli, Mahmoud Messadi, Mohamed Snoussi and Mohamed Tahar Ben Achour. His son Khelil Bouhageb was Prime Minister of Tunisia for a time; another son, Hassine Bouhageb,...
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11. Salem Ben Hmida
1882-1961 (aged 79)
philosopher
nationalists
trade unionist
mystic
Salem Ben Hmida was a Tunisian poet. He was born in 1882 and died in 1961.
12. Muhammad Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur
1879-1973 (aged 94)
mufassir
mufti
qadi
Ibn Ashur was a Tunisian Islamic scholar. A graduate of University of Ez-Zitouna, he studied classical Islamic scholarship with reform-minded scholars. He became a judge then conferred the title Shaykh al-Islām in 1932.
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13. Tahar al-Haddad
1899-1935 (aged 36)
politician
intellectual
trade unionist
Tahar Haddad was a Tunisian author, trade unionist, socialist, scholar and reformer.
14. Ibn Khaldun
1332-1406 (aged 74)
writer
historian
autobiographer
philosopher
economist
Ibn Khaldun was an Arab scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and is considered by a number of scholars to be a major forerunner of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
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15. Moufdi Zakaria
1908-1977 (aged 69)
poet
songwriter
writer
Cheikh Zakaria Ben Slimane Ben Yahia Ben Cheikh Slimane Ben Hadj Aïssa, commonly known as Moufdi Zakaria and also referred to by some sources as Zekri Cheikh, was an Algerian activist, nationalist, poet and writer. He wrote the lyrics of Kassaman, the national anthem of Algeria, purportedly with his own blood while imprisoned by the French in 1955.
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16. Rached Ghannouchi
1941-. (aged 85)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Rached Ghannouchi, also spelled Rachid al-Ghannouchi or Rached el-Ghannouchi, is a Tunisian politician, the co-founder of the Ennahdha Party and serving as its intellectual leader. He was born Rashad Khriji (راشد الخريجي).
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17. Larbi Tbessi
1895-1957 (aged 62)
revolutionary
reformist
Larbi Tbessi, whose real name was Larbi Ferhati, born in 1891 in Cheria Tébessa Province, was a revolutionary and reformist Algerian, president of the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema. He disappeared on April 4, 1957, during the war of Algeria, following his arrest at his Algiers home by civilians disguised paratroopers, the French military are still denying arresting or detaining...
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18. Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
1909-1934 (aged 25)
poet
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi was a Tunisian poet. He is probably best known for writing the final two verses of the current national anthem of Tunisia, "Ḥumāt al-Ḥimā", which was originally written by the Egyptian poet Mustafa Sadik el-Rafii.
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