Moufdi Zakaria

Moufdi Zakaria
مفدي زكرياء
Born	Cheikh Zakaria Ben Slimane Ben Yahia Ben Cheikh Slimane Ben Hadj Aïssa 12 June 1908 Beni Isguen, Ghardaïa, French Algeria
Died	17 August 1977(1977-08-17) (aged 69) Tunis, Tunisia
Nationality	Algerian
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer
Known for	Author of the lyrics of the Algerian national anthem Poet of the Algerian Revolution

Cheikh Zakaria Ben Slimane Ben Yahia Ben Cheikh Slimane Ben Hadj Aïssa (12 June 1908 – 17 August 1977), commonly known as Moufdi Zakaria and also referred to by some sources as Zekri Cheikh, was an Algerian activist, nationalist, poet and writer. He wrote the lyrics of Kassaman, the national anthem of Algeria, purportedly with his own blood while imprisoned by the French in 1955.