Lamine Merbah: key obituary facts
Is Lamine Merbah dead? Yes. Lamine Merbah died on July 24, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Lamine Merbah's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Lamine Merbah known for?
He was an Algerian filmmaker, film producer and film director.
More about Lamine Merbah
Born: 28 July 1946.
Place of birth: Tighennif.
Gender: male.
Occupation: filmmaker, film producer, film director.
Nationality: Algeria.
Lamine Merbah, the Algerian filmmaker, died on July 24, 2026, aged 79.
Born Mohammed Lamine Merbah in Tighennif in 1946, he worked as a filmmaker, film producer and film director, and was known for titles including Radhia, The Uprooted and The Plunderers. Wikipedia notes that he studied sociology at the University of Algiers and later paused his filmmaking career from 1995 to 2002 because of a severe illness before returning to make the soap opera Darna Lakdima and documentaries such as L’Afrique, des ténèbres à la lumière and L’Imam Ibn Youcef Es-snoussi.