Azzedine Medjoubi

Trained at the National Dramatic Institute, Azzedine Medjoubi emerged as one of the most powerful character actors in modern Arab theater, starring in legendary productions like Galou El Arab Galou and directing acclaimed pieces such as Hafila Tassir.

Appointed director general of the National Theatre of Algiers in 1995 amid the terrifying backdrop of the civil conflict, he refused to close the theater or live in hiding. On February 13, 1995, he was gunned down outside the steps of the TNA, becoming an eternal martyr of Algerian culture.