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Amina Belouizdad (1931 – 29 September 2015), born Rabia Ali-Chérif, was the first female presenter on television.
On October 28, 1962, at 6:00 PM, Amina Belouizdad announced the birth of the Algerian Radio and Television (RTA) Channel; which replaced the French Radio and Television (RTF) Channel. She influenced generations of Algerians at a time when the RTA was the only available channel on television. In 1982, Belouizdad retired.
Her father, Tahar Ali-Cherif, who was a lawyer by profession, was born in the Kasbah of Algiers, and her mother, Maghnia Abed, was born in Chlef.
In 1947 she married Zineddine Belouizdad with whom she had three sons.
At the beginning of the Algerian revolution, she devoted herself to supporting wives of imprisoned activists by organizing fundraising. In 1958, she became a Multilingualism presenter at RTF. She took advantage of her celebrity status to drive her car across military checkpoints to meet militants who, with the help of her husband, stayed in their homes before joining the maquis. One of these militants was Cherif El Hachemi, a colleague at the RTF.
Amina continued her career as a television presenter up until her retirement in 1982. Despite her retirement, her popularity ensured that she would continue to be a reference on cultural matters, especially with regard to Chaabi and Andalusian music which she was very passionate about.
Her last home is between those of her parents, Mohamed Belouizdad and Hassiba Ben Bouali.
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