Haj Ali Soua Explained

Caption:	Portrait in the primary school bearing his name
Native Name:	الحاج علي صوة
Native Name Lang:	Arabic
Birth Date:	1870
Birth Place:	Ksar Hellal, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia
Death Place:	Tunisia
Occupation:	Trader, philanthropist

Haj Ali Soua (Arabic: الحاج علي صوة), was born in Ksar Hellal in 1870 and died in 1953,^[1] is a Tunisian trader and philanthropist.^[2]

Biography

Born in Ksar Hellal in 1870 and by having lost his father in a young age, Haj Ali Soua has to face the difficulties of life by doing odd jobs in agriculture and textiles, before specializing in the cotton trade which allowed him to amass a small fortune.^[2]

Haj Ali Soua is best known for his philanthropic works, including:^[3]

• The construction and financing of a primary school in 1929 which today bears his name: The Haj Ali Soua Primary School^{[2] [4]}
• the construction and financing of a local hospital, which has now become regional, and which also bears his name: The Haj Ali Soua Regional Hospital^{[2] [5]}

A street in Ksar Hellal today bears his name.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: مجموعة مقالات للكاتب:مراد رقية . turess.com . الفجر نيوز . 3 February 2020 . fr . 20 January 2008.
2. Web site: « Haj Ali Soua, l’homme qui a construit la première école et le premier hôpital de Ksar Helal » . tuniscope.com. fr.
3. Web site: « Pour un retour à la grande école de Haj Ali Soua » . JawharafM.net. fr.
4. Web site: Mongi Kooli : un parcours, des convictions et un caractère . leaders.com.tn . 3 February 2020 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20161231125955/http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/10292-mongi-kooli-un-parcours-des-convictions-et-un-caractere . 31 December 2016.
5. Web site: المستشفى الجهوي الحاج علي صوة بقصر هلال: . assabah.com.tn . 3 February 2020 . ar.
6. Web site: Avenue Hadj Ali Soua, Ksar Hellal . rues-tunisie.openalfa.com . 3 February 2020 . fr.