Algerian stage actor, born in Skikda, Algeria on October 30, 1945. He moved to the capital at an early age. In 1965, he worked for the Algerian National Theater and acted in a number of plays until 1968. He is known for Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper (1993) and Return to Desert (1992). He was assassinated on February 13, 1995 at the age of 48.