Nabil Makhloufi, nom de guerre Nabil Abou Alqama, was an Algerian jihadist who fought in the Algerian Civil War and the Mali War, and served as the head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)'s Sahara region between 2011 and 2012.

He later joined the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), and then Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, where he adopted the name Nabil Abou Alqama.

[2] Alqama was able to end these conflicts, and also served as AQIM's liaison for hostage negotiation and head of weapons reserves.

[2] He married a girl from an Arab family from the Kunta tribe, who he formed an alliance with.

[3] Alqama died in a car accident on September 9, 2012, around 200 kilometers west of Gao, where he was en route to a meeting in the city that would bring various Malian jihadist groups together.