Hocine Aït Ahmed

Hocine Aït Ahmed
حسين آيت أحمد
Ait Ahmed during the summer of 1958
Born(1926-08-20)20 August 1926
Died23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 89)
NationalityAlgerian
Known forAlgerian war, Socialist Forces Front
MovementFLN, CRUA, OS, FFS
Spouse
Djamila Aït Ahmed née Toudert
(before 2015)
ChildrenBouchra Aït Ahmed
Jughurta Aït Ahmed. Salah Eddine Ait Ahmed.

Hocine Aït Ahmed (Arabic: حسين آيت أحمد; 20 August 1926 23 December 2015) was an Algerian politician. He was founder and leader until 2009 of the historical political opposition in Algeria. The Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, one of the largest stadiums by capacity in Algeria, is named after Hocine Aït Ahmed.