Acrobat. Together with his parents, Mohamed Ben Mbarek and Margaretha Ben, both acrobats, he debuted at four in Germany and performed in western countries in Europe. In 1959, he came to Brazil with the Troupe Ben Hali to work for Circo Garcia. Later on, he performed at Stevanowich (1962-1963). In 1964, he owned Circo Marrocos, which toured in the State of São Paulo and Paraná. From 1964 to 1966 Mehdi formed a duo with the acrobat Larbi. From 1966 to 1970 he performed at  Tihany. It was at that time that he retired from the circusring and started working as a sales manager at Circo Orlando Orfei (1970-1973).