Ahmed Rachedi (born 1938), is an Algerian Academy-Award Winning filmmaker. He co-produced the acclaimed 1969 political drama, Z, and directed L'Opium et le Bâton (1971) and Ali in Wonderland (1981).
Ahmed Rachedi was born in Tebessa, French Algeria.
Rachedi was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Z (1969), which he co-produced. The film Z (1969) won an Academy Award on 7th April 1970.
His 1971 film L'Opium et le Bâton was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.
His 1981 film Ali in Wonderland won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
Rachedi was a co-founder of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers in 1969/70.