Suied was born in Tunis into what was then the Jewish community in that city.
His first poem was published in 1968 in the journal L'Ephemeral.
[1] Andre du Bouchet helped him get his first book published in 1970.
[2] Suied received the Nelly Sachs Prize for translation.
[3] French composer Denise Roger (1924-2005) used Suied’s text for some of her songs.