Slim Khosrof was born in 1951 in Tunisia, where he is in charge of research at the National Heritage Institute, where he is the Head of the Conservation Laboratory that serves the majority of Tunisian museums. His studies at the University of Paris allowed him to obtain a PhD (3rd Cycle of Conservation) after a Masters in Science and Techniques of Conservation and the Restoration of Cultural property.

He is also the holder of a Diploma of Art and Archaeology and a Diploma of Teaching History and Geography.

In his duties at the NHI, he is involved in the implementation and devlopment of 'muséographique' of the NHI as concerns the preservation of museum collections, and he takes part in the protection of intangible cultural heritage of Tunisia. He teaches at the University of Tunis and at the National Institute of Heritage Studies.

He is a member of the ICOM National Committee, of which he was Chairman for two mandates. He undertook a mission for UNESCO covering a number of countries in the Arab region, and is also a partner in numerous relevant projects of the European Commission, dealing with the conservation of cultural heritage of Mediterranean countries. He is currently a member of the ICCROM Council.