David ben Joseph Coen Bakri (born about 1770 - died 4 February 1811) was a financier and chief of the Algerian Jews.
Supported by the regency (needs source) the company expanded its business at sea, and many European governments entrusted them with the management of their Algerian money affairs.
The settlement of this loan brought about thirty years later the definitive rupture between the regency and France, and, finally, the conquest of Algeria by the French.
Set free on a promise to pay the alleged debt, he soon built up the firm "Bakri," owing to the help he received from several European governments for the services he had rendered them.
His irreconcilable enemy, David Duran, who coveted this office, is thought to have undermined Bakri's position.