After graduation, he attended the University of Oran from 1965 to 1966, where he earned a double certificate of general literary studies in French and Arabic. From 1966 to 1968, Naimi attended the École supérieure d'art dramatique de Strasbourg [fr], which was then directed by Hubert Gignoux and Pierre Lefèvre, where he studied staging and dramaturgy.[2] Back in Algeria, he became known in the theatrical field.