Haj Ali Soua
{{short description|Tunisian philanthropist}}
{{infobox person
| caption = Portrait in the primary school bearing his name
| native_name = الحاج علي صوة
| native_name_lang = Arabic
| birth_date = 1870
| birth_place = Ksar Hellal, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia
| death_date = {{date of death and age|1953|1870}}
| death_place = Tunisia
| occupation = Trader, philanthropist}}
Haj Ali Soua ({{langx|ar|الحاج علي صوة}}), was born in Ksar Hellal in 1870 and died in 1953,{{cite web |title=مجموعة مقالات للكاتب:مراد رقية |url=https://www.turess.com/alfajrnews/1248 |website=turess.com |publisher=الفجر نيوز |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=fr |date=20 January 2008}} is a Tunisian trader and philanthropist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tuniscope.com/article/89968/actualites/societe/homme-412022|title=« Haj Ali Soua, l’homme qui a construit la première école et le premier hôpital de Ksar Helal » | last=|first=|date=|website=tuniscope.com|language=fr|access-date=}}
Biography
Born in Ksar Hellal in 1870 and by having lost his father in a young age, Haj Ali Soua has to face the difficulties of life by doing odd jobs in agriculture and textiles, before specializing in the cotton trade which allowed him to amass a small fortune.
Haj Ali Soua is best known for his philanthropic works, including:{{Cite web|url=http://www.jawharafm.net/fr/article/pour-un-retour-a-la-grande-ecole-de-haj-ali-soua/108/35249|title=« Pour un retour à la grande école de Haj Ali Soua » | last=|first=|date=|website=JawharafM.net|language=fr|access-date=}}
- The construction and financing of a primary school in 1929 which today bears his name: The Haj Ali Soua Primary School{{cite web |title=Mongi Kooli : un parcours, des convictions et un caractère |url=http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/10292-mongi-kooli-un-parcours-des-convictions-et-un-caractere |website=leaders.com.tn |accessdate=3 February 2020 |archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20161231125955/http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/10292-mongi-kooli-un-parcours-des-convictions-et-un-caractere |archivedate=31 December 2016}}
- the construction and financing of a local hospital, which has now become regional, and which also bears his name: The Haj Ali Soua Regional Hospital{{cite web |title=المستشفى الجهوي الحاج علي صوة بقصر هلال: |url=http://www.assabah.com.tn/article/149710/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%C2%BB-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A9 |website=assabah.com.tn |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=ar}}
A street in Ksar Hellal today bears his name.{{cite web |title=Avenue Hadj Ali Soua, Ksar Hellal |url=https://rues-tunisie.openalfa.com/rues/avenue-hadj-ali-soua-ksar-hellal-ksar-hellal-monastir-tunisie |website=rues-tunisie.openalfa.com |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=fr}}
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