El matri is married to Naima El Ati Boutiba who is also of Turkish descent.[5] He has four children: Beya (born in 1976), Hafiz (born in 1977), Holya (born in 1979) and Mohamed (born in 1981).[2] In 2005, his youngest child, Mohamed El Materi, married the daughter of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[3]