List of Famous people born in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia

Ibrahim Aghlab

First Name Ibrahim

Last Name Aghlab

Born on November 30, 0755

Died on July 5, 0812 (aged 56)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab was the first Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (800-812).

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Aziz Miled

First Name Aziz

Last Name Miled

Born on September 10, 1938

Died on November 7, 2012 (aged 74)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

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Mohamed Faiez

First Name Mohamed

Last Name Faiez

Born on November 30, 1901

Died on August 25, 1953 (aged 51)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

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Chiheb Bouden

First Name Chiheb

Born on September 3, 1961 (age 64)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

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Othman Kechrid

First Name Othman

Last Name Kechrid

Born on June 26, 1920

Died on February 23, 2021 (aged 100)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Othman Kechrid was a Tunisian politician.

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Nissim ben Jacob

First Name Nissim

Last Name Jacob

Born on January 1, 0990

Died on January 1, 1062 (aged 72)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Nissim ben Jacob, was a rabbi best known today for his Talmudic commentary ha-Mafteach, by which title he is also known.

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Chananel ben Chushiel

First Name Chananel

Born on January 1, 0990

Died on January 1, 1053 (aged 63)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Chananel ben Chushiel or Ḥananel ben Ḥushiel, an 11th-century Kairouanan rabbi and Talmudist, was a student of one of the last Geonim. He is best known for his commentary on the Talmud. Chananel is often referred to as Rabbeinu Chananel - Hebrew for "our teacher, Chananel".

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Khemaies Jhinaoui

First Name Khemaies

Born on April 5, 1954 (age 72)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Khemaies Jhinaoui is a Tunisian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia from 2016 to 2019. Jhinaoui previously served as Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine from December 2001 to June 2011.

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Habib Galhia

First Name Habib

Last Name Galhia

Born on May 14, 1941

Died on December 25, 2011 (aged 70)

Born in Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate

Habib Galhia was a Tunisian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight (67 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the first Tunisian to win an Olympic medal.

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