Mohammed Seddik Benyahia or Ben Yahia (Arabic: محمد الصديق بن يحيى; January 30, 1932 – May 3, 1982)[1][2] was an Algerian politician and a militant nationalist during the war in Algeria.

After independence he was Minister of Information (1967–1971), Higher Education (1971–1977), Finance (1977–1979), and Foreign Affairs (1979–1982).

[4] During the Algerian war, he took an active part in the struggle for independence of his country.

On 3 May 1982, his plane was shot down on the Iran-Turkey border during his mediation mission in the Iran–Iraq War.

[9] Algerian newspaper El Watan May 26, 2012 "30 years ago, The Tragic death of Seddik Benyahia and his companions".