Colonel Amirouche

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Colonel Amirouche Aït Hamouda
Native name	Ɛmiṛuc At Ḥemmuda
Birth name	Amirouche Aït Hamouda
Nickname(s)	Wolf of Akfadou Amirouche the terrible
Born	(1926-10-31)31 October 1926 Tassaft Ouguemoun, French Algeria (present-day Algeria)
Died	29 March 1959(1959-03-29) (aged 32) Djebel Zamer, Bou Saâda, French Algeria
Buried	El Alia Cemetery
Years of service	1950–1959
Rank	Colonel

Amirouche Aït Hamouda (Arabic: عميروش آيت حمودة), commonly known as Colonel Amirouche, was an Algerian military leader during the Algerian War. He organizied the irregular military of the Wilaya III and is considered a national hero in Algeria.

He was killed during combat against French troops on 29 March 1959. This event was much publicized, as Amirouche was considered to be a great threat to the French in Algeria.