Sherif Boubaghla
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Sherif Boubaghla and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer by Félix Philippoteaux | |
| Native name | الشريف بوبغلة |
| Birth name | Muhammad Al-Amjad bin Abd Almalik |
| Born | ~1820 Saïda, Algeria |
| Died | December 1854 |
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| Allegiance | Emirate of Abdelkader 1832–1847 Dahra revolt 1847–1850 Kabylia revolt 1850–1854 |
| Years of service | 183?–1854 |
| Battles / wars | French conquest of Algeria |
Sherif Boubaghla or Cherif Boubaghla (in Arabic: الشريف بوبغلة , the man with the mule) (full name Muhammad Al-Amjad bin Abd Almalik محمد الأمجد بن عبد المالك) was an Algerian military resistance leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century. He participated in a wide variety of Algerian resistance movements and rebellions against the French army.