Yamina Benguigui

Yamina Benguigui
Yamina Benguigui in 2009
Born
Yamina Zora Belaïdi[1]

(1955-04-09) 9 April 1955 (age 69)
Occupation(s)film director and politician

Yamina Benguigui (born Yamina Zora Belaïdi; in Lille on 9 April 1955)[2] is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African (both Berbers and Arabs) immigrant community in France.[3] Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.

  1. ^ Décret du 7 mai 2007 portant promotion et nomination à l'Ordre national du mérite, Journal officiel de la République française n°107, 8 mai 2007, p. 8115, texte n°2 Système NOR [fr] PREX0710152D, sur Légifrance.
  2. ^ based on birth certificate, birth time 7 am, born as Yamina Zora Belaïdi
  3. ^ Alexander, Livia (May 2002). "French-Algerian: A Story of Immigrants and Identity". SATYA. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-11.