He was born in
Tunis, and represented the club
Club Africain. As a junior (below 20 years) he won the silver medal at the 1994 African Junior Championships, and competed in two events at the
1992 World Junior Championships without reaching the final. His major achievements as a senior were an eighth place at the
1996 Olympic Games, a sixth place at the
1997 World Indoor Championships, a fifth place at the
1997 World Championships and a sixth place at the
1999 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the
1995 World Indoor Championships, the
1995 World Championships and the
1999 World Championships without reaching the final round. His personal best 1500 metres time is 3:31.70 minutes, achieved in August 1997 in
Brussels. 2:16.71 minutes in the
1000 metres, achieved in July 1999 in
Stockholm; and 3:50.57 minutes in the
mile run, achieved in August 1997 in
Berlin. Several of these times are
Tunisian records. ==Personal life==