Biography

Ahmed Malek (أحمد مالك), born March 6, 1931 in Bordj El Kiffan and died July 24, 2008 in Algiers, is an Algerian artist, musician and composer. Eldest of three brothers and a sister. At a very young age, he began working in factories to help his father provide for the family. Ahmed Malek's mother died when he was 12 years old. It was then that he decided to become a musician.