Finite-dimensional simple algebra is semisimple

For a nonzero associative algebra $A$ of finite dimension that is a simple ring, choose a minimal left ideal $I$. Right multiplication $I\to Ia$ is a module homomorphism, so $Ia$ is zero or a simple module. The sum ${\sum }_{a\in A}Ia$ is a nonzero two-sided ideal, hence $A$. Finite dimension reduces this to a finite sum. The finite sum of simple submodules lemma shows that the left regular module is a semisimple module.