Messaoud Nedjahi

Messaoud Nedjahi (; 24 January 1954 – 30 August 2021) was an Algerian Batnian writer and singer-songwriter.

Biography Nedjahi was born in M'Chouneche on 24 January 1954 and moved to Batna in 1958 following expulsion from the French government. His father was deported to Cayenne and died in 1970. Nedjahi underwent persecution for speaking the Shawiya language, with his play, Jugurta, being banned in 1974. He also led conferences which covered themes of Berber civilization, personal identity, Apuleius, and the Berber experience. In 2008, he returned to Algeria and settled in the Aurès region. In 2016, he was invited to give a lecture on the history of Batna at the Centre universitaire Saleh Daoud.

Nedjahi died of COVID-19 in Paris on 30 August 2021, at the age of 67.

Books La becquée n'a pas suffi Aurès insolite Aurès insoumis Aurès ou les feuillets morts d'un amnésique Massinissa, le seigneur des coquelicots Jugurtha, l'héritier du coquelicot Autopsie d'une identité Profession : Infirmière Tamenraset sous la neige Ug Zelmad l'insoumis Les anges naissent en Aurès Les trois précieuses La muse m'a dit Systole et diastole

Musical albums A yudan! Iwal Tulawin n tmurt inu Mas Aksel