Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Born	(1934-02-26) February 26, 1934 (age 90) M'sila, Algeria
Nationality	Algerian
Occupation(s)	Film director and screenwriter
Known for	Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (Arabic: محمد الأخضر حمينة; born in M'sila in 1934) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Arab and African film to win the award.^[1] He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema.