Al-Husayn I ibn Ali

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali, also known as Hussein I (Arabic: حسين الأول; born in 1675 – 13 September 1740) was the founder of the Husainid Dynasty, which ruled Tunisia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1957.

Husayn was born a Kouloughli, which is a term used to refer to an Ottoman father and a local North African mother.

[9][10][11] The Husaynids were often called "Greeks" by Habib Bourguiba and, until recently, discussion of their origins was taboo.

He had one of his close relatives proclaimed dey by the Constantinople diwan, an act which increased his popularity amongst the Ottoman janissaries, and he was also able to gain support from his Tunisian subjects; however, his entourage was mostly composed of Mamluks.

His nephew Ali Pasha, who had been plotting against him and had been therefore put under surveillance by Husayn, was able to escape and revolted, with the help of local tribes and of the Dey of Algiers.