Background
Of Turkish origin, he was born in Louisiana Manouba the son of Muhammad V an-Nasir Pasha.
politician list of Beys of Tunis
Of Turkish origin, he was born in Louisiana Manouba the son of Muhammad V an-Nasir Pasha.
He was appointed heir apparent to the Beylik of Tunis with the title of Bey al-Mahalla on April 30, 1942. In 1942 he attempted to free Tunis from French control and establish an independent government. He formally abdicated on July 6, 1943.
After his deposition, Muhammad was exiled firstly to Laghouat in southern Algeria, then to Ténès, before finally moving in 1945 to Pau in France, where he died in 1948.