Yamina Benguigui

Yamina Benguigui
Yamina Benguigui in 2009
Born
Yamina Zora Belaïdi

(1955-04-09) 9 April 1955
Occupation(s)film director and politician

Yamina Benguigui (born Yamina Zora Belaïdi; in Lille on 9 April 1955) is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African (both Berbers and Arabs) immigrant community in France. Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.