Mokhtar Attia
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Mokhtar Attia 🇹🇳

مختار عطية (Known as "Attia")
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Tunis, Nationalist Leader, Martyr of Djerba
Born 1917 🇹🇳 Djerba, Tunisia
Passed Away Aug 13, 1952 Houmt Souk (Djerba), Tunisia
Lifespan 35 years old
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"Wealth has no honor if it serves only selfish luxury; the merchant's true nobility lies in defending his country."

Archival Overview

Prominent patriotic business leader and Neo-Destour financier from Djerba who served as President of the Chamber of Commerce of Tunis, assassinated in 1952 by the colonial death squad 'La Main Rouge'.

Biographical Record

A native of the island of Djerba, Mokhtar Attia built a prosperous commercial enterprise in Tunis, appointed President of the Chamber of Commerce. Deeply committed to Tunisian independence, he used his business networks and wealth to finance the clandestine operations of the Neo-Destour party and provide legal aid to political prisoners.

On August 13, 1952, during the height of colonial counter-insurgency terrorism, he was ambushed and assassinated in Djerba by operatives of the shadowy colonial organization La Main Rouge (The Red Hand), becoming one of the most prominent martyr-statesmen of the independence movement.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Houmt Souk Martyrs Cemetery
Houmt Souk (Djerba), Tunisia
GPS: 33.8750, 10.8583
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