Ali Mahjoubi
Ali Mahjoubi was a Tunisian historian and academic who specialised in the Late modern period.
Life and career
Born in Jebiniana in 1939, Mahjoubi spent the majority of his career teaching at Tunis University and was dean of the from 1993 to 1996. A member of the Higher Authority for Realisation of the Objectives of the Revolution, Political Reform and Democratic Transition, he was a visiting professor at several Arab and European universities. His primary area of study focused around contemporary Tunisian history and decolonization of the Maghreb.Ali Mahjoubi died on 20 October 2025.