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President Habib Bourguiba visiting Eltaher in his apartment in Beirut while on a state visit to Lebanon in March 1965.
From right to left: Eltaher’s son Hassan – Mohamed Ali Eltaher – Eltaher’s daughter Mona wearing Tunisian/Punic traditional dress
President Bourguiba – Mrs. Bourguiba – Mrs. Eltaher |
When Eltaher passed away on August 22, 1974, Bourguiba sent condolences to his family in a telegram written personally by him. A translation of the telegram is provided hereunder:
“It is with great regret and affliction that I received news of the passing away of my sincere and trustworthy friend and companion the Arab Moujahed Mohamed Ali Eltaher. A man who has spent his life in an ongoing struggle and in support of all Arab causes with his pen, his voice and his money. I shall not forget that period during which our brotherhood borne out of our common struggle brought us together. He was the first I have met among the true Arab nationalists, and as such he was the best companion in my years of wandering and the most capable help in introducing the Tunisian question to the Arab media and Arab officials. He has always maintained his resolve and his kind faithfulness and pure friendship whose steadfastness increased with time. We ask the Lord to bestow patience on us all in order to face this great loss, and we pray to Him that He surrounds Eltaher with His kind compassion and bless him in the company of the martyrs and the virtuous. Indeed a worthy companion to them. God is greater than all and to Him we shall all return.
Signed:
Habib Bourguiba
President of the Republic of Tunisia
A short time later a street in the chic neighbourhood of Mutuelleville in the capital Tunis was named after Eltaher.
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| Mohamed Ali Eltaher Street in Mutuelleville (formerly Notre Dame) Tunis 2000 |
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