The following is a list of notable people born in or associated with the Algerian region of

Boumerdès Province Boumerdès (, Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès ...

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Kabylia Kabylia or Kabylie (; in Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is ...

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The province was the birthplace of the following people.

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Abdelhafid Benchabla Abdelhafid Benchabla (; born 26 September 1986, in Zemmouri) is an Algerian amateur boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the current World Series of Boxing Light heavyweight champion. Career At the Arab ...

, Algerian boxer. * , Algerian footballer. * , Algerian politician. *

Abderrahmane Abdelli Abderrahmane Abdelli (born April 2, 1958) is a Berber author, composer, and singer songwriter known for mixing the traditional North African music of his homeland with modern sounds. Biography Abdelli was born in Mechta Behalil, a hamlet in the ...

, Algerian artist. *

Abderrahmane Benhamida Abderrahmane Benhamida (born 21 October 1931 in Dellys, died 5 September 2010 in Algiers.) was an Algerian independence fighter and politician who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of National Education from 1962 to 1963. After th ...

, Algerian politician. *

Abderrahmane Boushaki Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman ( or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman'') is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' ...

, Algerian leader. *

Abderrahmane Farès Abderrahmane Farès (; Arabic transcription, ALA-LC: ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Fāris''; ; January 30, 1911 – May 13, 1991) was the Chairman of the Provisional Executive of Algeria from 13 April 1962 to 20 September 1962. Biography Farès, who was b ...

, Algerian politician. *

Abderrahmane Hammad Abderrahmane Hammad Zaheer (, born May 27, 1977) is the Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports and a former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000, taking the bronze medal a ...

, Algerian athlete. * Abderrahman Ibrir, Algerian footballer. * Adel Djerrar, Algerian footballer. * , Algerian politician. * , Algerian politician. *

Ahmed Mahsas Ahmed Mahsas (; 17 November 1923 – 24 February 2013) was an Algerian Fighter in the nationalist movement against French Algeria. Early life Ahmed Mahsas was born on 17 November 1923 in Boudouaou, Kabylia (now Boumerdès). He grew up in the ...

, Algerian politician. * Ali Boushaki, Algerian theologian. *

Ali Bouyahiaoui Ali Bouyahiaoui () is a Boumerdès residential, administrative and commercial neighbourhood located in the commune of Boumerdès in Kabylia. Description The neighbourhood "Ali Bouyahiaoui", is a residential, administrative and commercial zone ...

, Algerian militant. *

Ali Laskri Ali Laskri (born in Chabet el Ameur on 20 August 1955) is an Algerian politician. He is the leader of the political opposition Socialist Forces Front party in Algeria. Biography Ali Laskri was born in 1955 in the commune of Chabet el Ameur in ...

, Algerian politician. *

Ali Rial Ali Rial (born March 26, 1980) is an Algerian football player who is playing as a defender. International career In December 2012, Rial was included by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić in an initial list of 40 players for the 2013 Africa Cup of ...

, Algerian footballer. * Amine ibn El Boushaki, Algerian judoka.

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Bachir Boudjelid Bachir Boudjelid (born 23 December 1978) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career * 1997–1999 JS Bordj Ménaïel * 1999–2001 JS Kabylie * 2001–2003 IRB Khemis El Khechna * 2003–20 ...

, Algerian footballer. *

Boualem Boukacem Boualem Boukacem (), (October 12, 1957, in Beni Amrane) is a singer of Kabyle music within Algerian music. Life He was born on October 12, 1957, under the name ''Boualem Boukacem'' in the Azela village within the actual Boumerdès Province. ...

, Algerian artist. *

Brahim Boushaki Brahim Boushaki ( ''Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Boushaki'') (1912 CE/1330 Hijri year, AH – 1997 CE/1418 Hijri year, AH) was an Algerian people, Algerian Scholar, Imam and Sufism, Sufi Sheikh (Sufism), Sheikh. He was born in the village of Soumâa near ...

, Algerian theologian.

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Cheikh Boumerdassi Cheikh Mohamed El-Boumerdassi () was one of the principal leaders of the popular Mokrani Revolt uprising of 1871 against the French occupation of Algeria. Early life ''Mohamed ben Hamou ben Abdelkrim El-Boumerdassi'' was a descendant of the ma ...

, Algerian theologian.

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* , Algerian politician. * , Algerian artist.

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* , Algerian academician. *

Fatma Zohra Zamoum Fatma Zohra Zamoum (born 19 January 1967) is a Franco-Algerian writer, filmmaker and educator. Biography Zamoun was born in Bordj Menaïel in the north of Algeria, within a well-known family whose ancestors are Omar ben Zamoum and Mohamed ben ...

, Algerian writer. * Feriel Boushaki, Algerian artist. *

Firmus According to the ''Historia Augusta'', Firmus (died 273) was a usurper of Syrian origin during the reign of Aurelian. The apparently contradictory accounts of his life and the man himself are considered by some historians to be a complete fabrica ...

, Berber leader. *

Fodil Mezali Fodil Mezali () (born in Thénia on 23 April 1959) is an Algerian journalist, editor-in-chief and managing editor. Early life Mezali was born in 1959 in the town of Thénia in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, east of the Khachna Massif and ...

, Algerian journalist.

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Gildo Gildo (died 398) was a Roman Berber general in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. He revolted against Honorius and the Western Roman Empire ( Gildonic war), but was defeated and possibly killed himself or was assassinated. Etymology The ...

, Berber leader.

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Habib Ayyoub Habib Ayyoub (real name Abdelaziz Benmahdjoub, born 15 October 1947 in Takdempt) is an Algerian writer, journalist, and film-maker, notable for his novels in French. He lives in Dellys. Biography After studying sociology, then filmmaking a ...

, Algerian writer. *

Hocine Mezali Hocine Mezali () (born in Bordj Menaïel on 5 March 1938) is an Algerian journalist and writer. He had been the head of intelligence during the Battle of Algiers (1956–1957). Early life Mezali was born in 1938 in the town of Bordj Menaïel in ...

, Algerian journalist. *

Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the l ...

, Algerian boxer. *

Hocine Ziani Hocine Ziani (born 3 May 1953) is an Algerian painter and artist in plastic arts. Early years Ziani was born on 3 May 1953 in Sidi Daoud to a Kabyle people, Kabyle family living in the countryside of lower Kabylia near Zawiyet Sidi Amar Cherif ...

, Algerian artist.

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Lamine Abid Mohamed Lamine Abid (born 4 July 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career In 2017, he signed a contract with CS Constantine. In 2021, he joined HB Chelghoum Laïd. In 2022, he joined US Biskra. In Augus ...

, Algerian footballer. *

Lounés Bendahmane Lounés Bendahmane (born 3 April 1977) is an Algerian former footballer who last played for O Médéa in Algeria. He has been retired since 1 July 2015. National team statistics Honours * Won the CAF Cup three times with JS Kabylie in 2000 ...

, Algerian footballer. *

Lyès Deriche Lyes Derriche (, (1928 – 2001) was an Algerian politician. Algerian War Lyès Deriche, the son of Mouhamed Deriche, housed in his villa in the Algerian commune of El Madania, Clos-Salembier the meeting of the Group of 22 baptized Revoluti ...

, Algerian leader.

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Maamar Bettayeb Maamar Bettayeb (born 7 June 1953) is a control theorist, educator and inventor. He is the author of publications on understanding the singular value decomposition and model order reduction. Bettayeb is also a promoter of scientific research. ...

, Algerian academician. * Mascezel, Berber leader. *

Mohamed Aïchaoui Mohamed Aïchaoui (29 January 1921 - 1959) was an Algerian journalist and militant in the nationalist movement against French Algeria. Aïchaoui wrote the ''Declaration of 1 November 1954'', the National Liberation Front's first appeal to the A ...

, Algerian journalist. * Mohamed Allalou, Algerian boxer. *

Mohamed Arkab Mohamed Arkab (born 19 February 1966) is an Algerian politician who is serving as Minister of Energy since 22 February 2021. Biography Arkab was born in 1966 in the municipality of Hussein Dey in Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Alge ...

, Algerian politician. *

Mohamed ben Zamoum } Mohamed ben Zamoum (born in Boghni on 1795 and died in Boghni in 1843) was a Kabyle marabout who participated in the Algerian resistance against the French conquest of Algeria. Family Mohamed ben Zamoum was in 1795 in Boghni region into the K ...

, Algerian leader. * , Algerian politician. *

Mohamed Boumerdassi Mohamed Boumerdassi (), (March 18, 1936, in Ouled Boumerdès – December 7, 2010, in Thénia) was considered a Grand Master of Bedouin music, Malhun and Algerian music. Life He was born on March 18, 1936, under the name ''Mohamed ben Mustapha ...

, Algerian artist. * , Algerian politician. *

Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Mohamed Bouyahiaoui Hospital () was founded in 1978 in the town of Boumerdès and is the oldest hospital in this city. This hospital center is affiliated with the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform. Services The hospital ...

, Algerian militant. *

Mohamed Cherak Mohamed Cherak (; 14 August 1977 – 17 November 2018) was an Algerian journalist and editor-in-chief. Early life Cherak was born in 1977 in the town of Hammadi, in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, west of the Khachna Massif and south-wes ...

, Algerian journalist. *

Mohamed Deriche Mohamed Deriche (, ), (born 1865 in Souk El-Had, Boumerdès Province, Kabylie, Algeria; died 1948 in Boudouaou, Algeria) was an Algerian Berbers, Berber politician after the French conquest of Algeria. Presentation Mohamed Deriche was born in ...

, Algerian politician. * , Algerian academician. *

Mohamed Flissi Mohamed Flissi (born 13 February 1990, in Boumerdès) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also qualified to represent Alge ...

, Algerian boxer. *

Mohamed Hassaïne Mohamed Hassaïne () (born in Beni Amrane on 5 January 1945, and died in Larbatache on 28 February 1994) was an Algerian journalist. Early life Hassaïne was born in 1945 in the village of Azela within the Thénia District in the lower Kabyl ...

, Algerian journalist. * , Algerian politician. * Mohamed Mechkarini, Algerian militant. *

Mohamed Missouri Mohamed Missouri (; 7 December 1947 – 29 June 2015) was an Algerian amateur boxer and coach. Early life Missouri was born in 1947 in the village of Merchicha within the Col des Beni Aïcha region, in the east of the Khachna Massif and in ...

, Algerian boxer. * , Algerian academician. *

Mohamed Rahmoune Mohamed Rahmoune (1940 – 4 February 2022), commonly known as Si Rabah or simply as Rahmoune, was a prominent revolutionary leader during the Algerian War of Independence, Algerian war of independence as a member of the National Liberation Fro ...

, Algerian politician. *

Mohamed Seghir Boushaki Mohamed Seghir Boushaki (), (born 27 November 1869 in Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Kabylie, Algeria; died 1959 in Thenia, Algeria) was an Algerian Kabyles, Kabyle politician after the French conquest of Algeria. Presentation Mohamed Segh ...

, Algerian politician. * Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, Algerian academician. * Mustapha Ishak Boushaki, Algerian academician. *

Mustapha Toumi Mustapha Toumi (July 14, 1937 – April 3, 2013) was an Algerian songwriter, lyricist, composer, poet and painter. Biography Coming from a family of Bordj Menaïel, he was born on July 14, 1937, in the Casbah of Algiers. Long before the outbrea ...

, Algerian songwriter.

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Nadia Boumerdassi Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In many Slavic languages, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope": Ukrainia ...

, Algerian artist. *

Noureddine Melikechi Noureddine Melikechi (born in 1958) is an Algerian atomic, molecular, and optical physicist, educator and inventor. He is the author of more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, six book chapters and 15 patents. Je is a member of the Mars Scien ...

, Algerian physicist. * , Berber leader.

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Omar ben Zamoum Omar ben Zamoum (born in Naciria on 1836 and died also in Naciria on 1898) was a Kabyle people, Kabyle marabout who participated to the Algerian resistance during Mokrani Revolt against the French conquest of Algeria. Family Omar ben Zamoum was ...

, Algerian leader. * Omar Fetmouche, Algerian artist. *

Othmane Senadjki Othmane Senadjki (; 23 May 1959 in Khemis El Khechna – 29 December 2010 in Béni Messous) was an Algerian journalist and editor-in-chief of El Khabar newspaper. Early life Senadjki was born in 1959 in the town of Khemis El Khechna in the ...

, Algerian journalist.

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* , Algerian politician. * Rachid Deriche, Algerian academician. *

Rachid Mimouni Rachid Mimouni (In Arabic:رشيد ميموني) (20 November 1945 – 12 February 1995) was an Algerian writer, teacher and human rights activist. Mimouni wrote novels describing Algerian society in a realist style. He was threatened by Is ...

, Algerian writer. * Rachid Nadji, Algerian footballer. *

Raïs Hamidou Hamidou ben Ali, known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature (c. 1770 – June 17, 1815), was an Algerian Barbary corsair, corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during his career. Hamidou ensured the prosperity of the Deylik o ...

, Algerian privateer. * , Algerian judokate. * Rezki Zerarti, Algerian artist.

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* , Algerian politician. * , Algerian politician. * , Algerian politician. * Shahnez Boushaki, Algerian basketball player. *

Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Abdul-Rahman al-Tha'alibi () (1384 CE/785 AH – 15 March 1479 CE/875 AH) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Imam and Sufi wali. Born near the town of Isser (86 km south east of Algiers), he was raised in a very spiritual environment with ...

, Algerian theologian. * , Algerian theologian. *

Sidi Boushaki Sidi Boushaki or Ibrahim Ibn Faïd Ez-Zaouaoui () (1394 CE/796 AH – 1453 CE/857 AH) was a Maliki theologian born near the town of Thenia, east of Algiers. He was raised in a very spiritual environment with high Islamic values and ethics with ...

, Algerian theologian. * , Algerian marathon runner. * , Algerian footballer.

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* , Algerian academician.

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Walid Derrardja Walid Derrardja (; born 18 September 1990 in Boudouaou) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a midfielder for MC Oran in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat ...

, Algerian footballer.

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Yahia Boushaki (Shahid) Yahia Boushaki (1935 – 28 December 1960), commonly known as Si Omar or simply as Boushaki, was a prominent revolutionary leader during the Algerian war of independence as a member of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN; National Liberati ...

, Algerian politician.

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Zinedine Ferhat Zinedine Ferhat (; born 1 March 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Angers and the Algeria national team. Club career USM Alger On 19 November 2011, with the new coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle Fer ...

, Algerian footballer.

References

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Official website of the Boumerdès Province
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