Cherif Merzouki

{{Short description|Algerian painter (1951–1991)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}}

| birth_place = Amentan, Menaa, Aurès

| death_date = 1991

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| nationality = Algeria

| occupation = Painter

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Cherif Merzouki or Cherif Merzougui or Merzogui (February 8, 1951 Amentan, Menaa, Aurès - April 4, 1991 Aurès ) was a painter{{Cite book|url={{Google books|Df29XKh8Y7YC|plainurl=yes}}|title=Dictionnaire des artistes algériens: 1917-2006|last=Abrous|first=Mansour|date=2006-12-01|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan|isbn=9782296159136|language=fr}}{{Cite book|url={{Google books|vhMgqrlYkX0C|plainurl=yes}}|title=ABC AMAZIGH: Une expérience éditoriale en Algérie (1996-2001) -|last=Madjeber|first=Smaïl|date=2006-05-01|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan|isbn=9782296149243|language=fr}} and Illustrator.{{cite book|title=En flânant dans les Aurès|first=Philippe|last=Thiriez|publisher=Editions Numidia|publication-place=Ain Mlila, Algeria|others= Illustrated by Chérif Merzougi|url=https://archive.org/details/EnFlanantDansLesAurs/page/n1/mode/2up}}{{cite book|title=Aurès vivre la terre chaouie|first1=Nadia|last1=Bouseloua|first2=Azedine|last2=Guerfi|first3=Rachid|last3=Mokhtar|first4= Philippe|last4=Thiriz|publisher=Chihab|publication-place= Algiers|date=2001|isbn=978-9961-63-839-2|pages=236–37|language=fr}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dcbatna.dz/index.php/personnalites-culturelles/153-cherif-merzougui |title=Official site dz Direction of culture, Minister de la culture Algeria |access-date=2013-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921062232/http://www.dcbatna.dz/index.php/personnalites-culturelles/153-cherif-merzougui |archive-date=2013-09-21 |url-status=dead }}