Background
Tounsi was born on December 13, 1944 in Menzel Temime.
Tounsi was born on December 13, 1944 in Menzel Temime.
He attended primary school in his hometown and then high school in Tunis before studying at the Tunis Institute of Fine Arts where noted painter Abdelaziz Gorgi was professor
Ing in the staff of Radio Tunis and Tunis 7, he taught fine arts at the Menzel Temime high school. After pursuing the above careers, Tounsi became mayor of Menzel Temime. On April 12, 2001, travelling to Tunisia"s Ministry of Culture to propose the creation of a theater, Tounsi was killed in a car accident aged 56.