User:Tena1862/Charfi family

The Charfi family is a family of the old Tunisian bourgeoisie which counted among the notabilities of Sfax.

Of Andalusian origin, settled in Sfax in the 14th century, it has at least four generations of scholars who have participated in the development of a series of geographical maps, maps for navigators and planispheres representing the coasts of the Mediterranean and the black Sea. It also has ulemas, imams, cadis and muftis in the 18th century.

Personnalities

 * Abdelmajid Charfi (1942- ), specialist in civilization and Islamic thought
 * Ahmed Charfi, 17th century cartographer
 * Ahmed Charfi (?-1755), cadi of Sfax
 * Ahmed Charfi (?-1762), mufti of Sfax
 * Ahmed Charfi (?-1814), mufti of Sfax
 * Ali Charfi, 16th century cartographer
 * Fatma Charfi (1955- ), visual artist
 * Hassen Charfi (?-1785), mufti of Sfax
 * Mohamed Charfi (?-1744), astrologer, mathematician and linguist
 * Mohamed Charfi (?-1826), mufti of Sfax
 * Mohamed Charfi (1936-2008), politician
 * Mustapha Charfi (1934-2007), singer
 * Taïeb Charfi (?-1783), imam