Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk

Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد العربي زروق), (born October 29, 1822, Le Bardo, died June 4, 1902, Medina), was a Tunisian politician.

The repression in the Sahel following the Mejba Revolt in 1864 was carried out by General Ahmed Zarrouk, a Mamluk of Greek origin who had been freed and adopted by his grandfather.

Having become a civil servant, Mohamed continued the career of his father, Mohamed Zarrouk, administrator of the Beylical palaces under the reign of Ahmad Bey.

[1] Zarrouk was appointed president of the municipal council and mayor of Tunis, a position he held between 1869 and 1881, replacing General Husseïn.

[2][3] Fiercely hostile to the establishment of the French protectorate during the signing of the Treaty of Bardo,[4] he fled to the chancellery of the United Kingdom, from where he succeeded in reaching Istanbul thanks to the support of the British consul.