Background
El Materi was born in Tunis to a bourgeoisie family of Turkish descent.
El Materi was born in Tunis to a bourgeoisie family of Turkish descent.
Ecole de Society Française Médecine Légale de Paris.
He was the first president and one of the founders of the Neo Destour. With Habib Bourguiba, El Materi belonged to the core of the founders of the Neo Destour, the ancestor of the Constitutional Democratic Rally, and he was chosen by his peers to become the first president of the party, a position he held for four years, until 1938.