Lkhadra Mint Mabrouk

Al Khadra Mint Mabrook (; c. 1934 – October 2021), known as Al Khadra, was an internationally recognised Sahrawi poet.

Biography Al Khadra was born circa 1934 in Tiris. Her family were Bedouin and her childhood was spent moving through the region so her family could find grazing for their animals. Al Khadra is one of several poets, whose work has become a vital part of cultural resistance for the Sahrawi people. She is the only female Sahrawi poet to have documented the Western Sahara War from 1976 to 1991. Subjects of her poems include the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall, also known as the Berm; the Polisario's first tank; the refutation of "Moroccanisation" of her homeland; and providing fuel for "revolution".

Al Khadra died in October 2021.

Media Al Khadra's granddaughter is the singer Aziza Brahim, who has performed poetry by her grandmother worldwide. The album Mabruk is dedicated to Al Khadra and records her work with backing by electric guitars and drums.