Mahmoud Messadi

1911 - 2004

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movement: existentialism

country of citizenship: French protectorate of Tunisia, Tunisia

languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic

educated at: Sadiki College

occupation: writer, politician

position held: Minister of Education, Minister of Culture

Mahmoud Messadi (Tunisian Arabic: محمود المسعدي; 28 January 1911– 16 December 2004) was a Tunisian author and intellectual who also served as Minister of Education and Minister of Culture. He is one of the most prominent Tunisian novelists of the 20th century. Source: Wikipedia (en)