On Thursday 1 October 2026, the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Health Sciences hosted a ceremony to inaugurate and name a lecture theatre after the activist Professor Salim Hafiz, in memory of him and in honour of his national, academic and professional career, as one of the leading figures and pillars of dentistry in Algeria.
The event was attended by the freedom fighter and activist Jamila Boubacha; the Dean of the Paris Mosque, Dr Shams al-Din Hafiz, the late Professor’s brother; his wife, son, family members, relatives and friends; as well as the university’s deputy directors, deans of faculties, members of the administrative staff, lecturers and students.
The event featured speeches by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Pedagogy; the representative of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, Professor Laatafi Rachid; the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Professor Daraji Farid; and the Dean of the Paris Mosque, Dr Shams al-Din Hafiz.
The programme also included personal testimonies from Ms Nabila Ben Seifi, Dr Bayou Belkacem and Dr Sahli Jamal, in which they recalled key moments from the late professor’s career, his humanitarian, academic and professional qualities, and the lasting impact he had on the development of dentistry in Algeria.
In a moment of tribute and appreciation, the lecture theatre was inaugurated and named after the mujahid Professor Salim Hafiz, to serve as a space for learning, training and knowledge, and as an institutional memorial that preserves his name and immortalises his contributions for future generations.
This was followed by a tribute to the family of the late Professor Salim Hafiz, in recognition of his national, academic and professional achievements, and by the signing of the Golden Register to mark this occasion, which embodies the University of Health Sciences’ loyalty to the nation’s leaders and scholars, and its commitment to preserving the national and academic memory.
May God have mercy on the late Professor Salim Hafiz, grant him a place in His vast Paradise, and ensure that his academic and humanitarian legacy leaves a lasting and positive mark on the memory of future generations.