Yamina Bachir was born on March 20, 1954 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. She was an editor and writer, known for Rachida (2002), Hier... aujourd'hui et demain (2010) and The Citadel (1988). She was previously married to Mohamed Chouikh. She died on April 3, 2022 in Algiers, Algeria.