Saadi Yacef

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Saâdi Yacef
سعدي ياسف
Yacef at the 1966 Venice Film Festival
Born	(1928-01-20)20 January 1928 Algiers, French Algeria
Died	10 September 2021(2021-09-10) (aged 93) Algiers, Algeria
Burial place	El Kettar cemetery in Algiers
Nationality	Algerian
Other names	Si Djâffer, Réda Lee
Notable work	The Battle of Algiers
Spouse	Baya Boudjema (m.1965)
Children	Zaphira, Salima, Saida, Omar and Amin
Military career
Allegiance	FLN
Service / branch	ALN
Years of service	1954–1962
Rank	FLN military chief of the Zone Autonome d'Alger
Battles / wars	Algerian War Battle of Algiers
Other work	Author, film producer, actor, baker, politician

Saâdi Yacef (Arabic: ياسف سعدي, romanized: Yāsaf Saʿadī; 20 January 1928 – 10 September 2021) was an Algerian revolutionary, politician and actor. A prominent figure during the Algerian War, he served as a leader of the National Liberation Front.^[1] He was a Senator in Algeria's Council of the Nation until his death.