He was the third son of Muhammad V al-Nasir, Bey of Tunis, by his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud, from 1906 until 1922.
He was the third son of Muhammad V al-Nasir, Bey of Tunis, born to his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud, between 1906 and 1922.