Safi Saïd

Ahmed Safi Ben Ibrahim Ben Haj Ali Saïd (Arabic: أحمد الصافي بن إبراهيم بن الحاج علي سعيد; born 22 September 1953), better known as simply Safi Saïd, is a Tunisian journalist and writer.

In his twenties, Safi Saïd left Tunisia to study history, journalism and political sciences in Algeria.

Inspired by the left atmosphere that prevailed among the intellectuals at that time, he founded along with a group of Arab and African students the "Voluntaria" movement which allowed him to travel to big cities and across continents.

After his release, he moved to Beirut where he witnessed the Lebanese Civil War starting from the year 1976.

[4] In October 2011, Safi Saïd ran as an independent for Constituent Assembly of Tunisia election, representing the city Gafsa.