Abdelhamid Habati

Abdelhamid Habati Arabic عبد الحميد حباتي born June 3 1945 in Constantine is an Algerian actor His artistic career began in Constantine his hometown in the early 1960s with the Al Hilal association He later cofounded the Al Bahalil group with two other playwrights Bashir Bin Mohammed and Rashid Zaghimi During this period he produced plays including Youths Error and Marriage is Forbidden After that he joined the National Institute of Dramatic Arts at the Kifan Tower in Algeria graduating in 1964 in the second cohort of his class He then joined the Algerian National Theatre as a professional actor performing in several plays including Sultan Al Hayer and What Is Not Good But Just 1965 Habati later returned to Constantine and along with some of his cultural figures helped establish several cultural spaces such as the Regional Cultural Center and the Regional Center for Cultural Work During this period he presented works such as Life and Youth The School for Liars The Black Day and Spark in the Palace In the early 1970s with the opening of four air theatres including the Constantine theatre as part of the decentralisation decision in 1972 Habati joined the Constantine regional theatre where he participated in a number of works as a director actor and writer Among them are That Answers This 1972 Who Dies What Passes 1977 The Law and the People 1978 The People of Houma 1980 No Case Lasting 1983 Diwan Lajb 1996 Mr Minister 1997 and The Buggy 2003 Beyond his stage work Abdelhamid Habati has appeared in several notable films including Mr Fabers Mill by Ahmed Rashdi 1986 Patrol Towards the East by Amar Alaskari 1971 Spatial by Mohamed Hazoorly 1976 and The Canadian by Amar Bahloul 2008 Abdelhamid Habati passed away at the age of 74 on May 6 2020 after a career during which he was awarded the title of dean of theater and cinema in Algeria