Source: Ministry of Justice Archives & Ben Ammar Family Collection
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Mohamed Ben Ammar
محمد بن عمار
(Known as "Cheikh Mohamed Ben Ammar")
President of the Court of Appeal of Tunis, Premier Magistrate, Jurist
Born
Aug 01, 1889
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
Passed Away
Sep 12, 1972
Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan
83 years old
"A model of scrupulous judicial impartiality and legal erudition."
Archival Overview
Pioneering Tunisian jurist and first president of the modern Court of Appeal, who modernized procedural law and mentored the first post-independence generation of judges.
Biographical Record
Mohamed Ben Ammar was one of the foremost legal minds of twentieth-century Tunisia. Educated in traditional Islamic jurisprudence at Ez-Zitouna and French civil law at the University of Paris, he embodied the harmonious synthesis of Maghrebi legal tradition and modern statutory codification.
He served with distinction across the judiciary, becoming President of the Court of Appeal of Tunis. Following independence in 1956, he helped establish the independent republican judicial framework and the Code of Obligations and Contracts.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Sidi Abdelaziz Cemetery
La Marsa, Tunisia
La Marsa, Tunisia
GPS: 36.8833, 10.3333
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