Algeria bid farewell to the prominent comedian, Balaha Ben Zian, who died on Sunday night, at the age of 68.
Bin Zayan suffered from an illness that required him to undergo urgent surgery last week, on the “arteries of the heart” in the Military Hospital of Oran Governorate (West).
الفنان المسرحي الجزائري بلاحة بن زيان الشهير بدور "النوري" في مسلسل عاشور العاشر و دور "قادة" في سلسلة الجمعي فاميلي في ذمة الله.
خالص العزاء لأسرة الفقيد ولكل العائلة الفنية في الجزائر اللهم ارحمه برحمتك الواسعة في هذا الشهر الفضيل
إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون#الجزائر #رمضان pic.twitter.com/nYMGGspddr— 🫤🇩🇿 (@BenzaouiRami) May 3, 2021
Zayan played humor roles in drama and theater, which earned him a wide audience following his news and work, the most famous of which was the role of “Al-Nuri” in the series “Ashour X”, according to what was reported by “Al-Ain”.
#صدفة__حزينة
⚫سبحان الله نفس اليوم الذي توفي فيه في مسلسل عاشور العاشر #توفي في الحقيقة سبحان الله
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون pic.twitter.com/iy8LYlYez7— samir (@AbiMoh7) May 3, 2021
Algerian activists received the news of the artist’s death with great sadness. Fate had desired and his real death coincided with the death of his character in the last episode of the “Ashour X” series, which was broadcast on Algerian television on Sunday.
Blaha joined them .
The actor blaha benziyan known as kada and nouri died this night .
Inna lilah wa ina ilayhi raji-oun .#الجزائر #عاشور_العاشر pic.twitter.com/M4GMS7FskU— WAKE UP DZ 🇩🇿 (@BentelhaZ) May 2, 2021
The pioneers of social media circulated the last scene of the artist Balaha in the nineteenth episode of the series, where he fell unconscious before entering the Sultan Hall, a scene that the followers said had set the stage for the death of “Al-Nuri” in the series.