Salah El Mahdi

Salah El Mahdi (Tunisian Arabic: صالح المهدي; born Mohamed Ibn Abderrahmane Ben Salah Mehdi Chérifi on February 9, 1925, in Tunis and died September 12, 2014, in Tunis[1][failed verification]) was a Tunisian musicologist, conductor, composer, flautist, music critic and judge.

At the age of 18 he left the capital of Tunis to La Marsa and gave music lessons to students.

He was appointed as a judge on November 11, 1951, while assuming the job of music critic in several newspapers.

In theater, he performed several roles with the troupe El Kaoukab of Tunis, and wrote plays for radio.

In 1982, he became general manager of the national cultural activities until his retirement and served as director of the Tunisian Conservatory for many years.