Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Biography

Sid Ahmed Agoumi (Arabic: سيد أحمد أقومي)—born Sid Ahmed Méziane on October 5, 1940, in Bologhine (Algiers) and deceased on September 20, 2026, at the age of 86—was an Algerian actor and playwright. A major figure in Algerian theater, cinema, and television, he left his mark on over sixty years of artistic life through his intense presence and understated acting style, becoming one of the most recognizable faces of the Maghreb cultural scene. Born in the Casbah of Algiers, Sid Ahmed Méziane gre…