Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Abdelmadjid Tebboune
عبد المجيد تبون
Tebboune in 2023
8th President of Algeria
Assumed office
19 December 2019
Prime Minister
Preceded byAbdelkader Bensalah (Acting)
16th Prime Minister of Algeria
In office
25 May 2017 – 15 August 2017
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded byAbdelmalek Sellal
Succeeded byAhmed Ouyahia
Additional offices
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
19 December 2019
PresidentHimself
Prime Minister
Preceded by
Minister of Commerce
Interim
In office
19 January 2017 – 15 August 2017
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded byBakhti Belaïb
Succeeded byAhmed Saci
Minister of Housing and Urban Development and the City
In office
3 September 2012 – 25 May 2017
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime MinisterAbdelmalek Sellal
Preceded byNoureddine Moussa
Succeeded byYoucef Cherfa
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office
31 May 2001 – 4 June 2002
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime MinisterAli Benflis
Preceded byAbdellah Bounekraf
Succeeded byMohamed Nadir Hamimid
Minister Delegate for Local Communities
In office
26 June 2000 – 31 May 2001
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime MinisterAli Benflis
Preceded byNoureddine Kasdali
Succeeded byDahou Ould Kablia
Minister of Communication and Culture
In office
23 December 1999 – 26 June 2000
PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime MinisterAhmed Benbitour
Preceded byAbdelaziz Rahabi
Succeeded byMahieddine Amimour
Minister Delegate for Local Communities
In office
18 June 1991 – 22 February 1992
President
Prime MinisterSid Ahmed Ghozali
Preceded byBenali Henni
Succeeded byAhmed Noui (Secretary of State)
  • Wali of Tizi Ouzou
  • (president of the High State Committee)
In office
26 July 1989 – 18 June 1991
Preceded byAhmed El Ghazi
Succeeded byMostefa Benmansour
Wali of Tiaret
In office
13 May 1984 – 10 July 1989
Preceded byMohamed Seghir Hamrouchi
Succeeded byRabah Boubertakh
Wali of Adrar
In office
30 January 1983 – 13 May 1984
Preceded byAbdelkrim Bouderghouma
Succeeded byAbdelmalek Sellal
Personal details
Born (1945-11-17) 17 November 1945 (age 78)
Mécheria, Aïn-Sefra, Algeria
Political partyNational Liberation Front (1991–2019)
Spouse
Fatima Zohra Bella
(m. 1980)
EducationNational School of Administration

Abdelmadjid Tebboune (Arabic: عبد المجيد تبون, romanizedʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence.[1]

Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and former acting head of state Abdelkader Bensalah. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017. In addition, he was also Minister of Housing[2] from 2001 to 2002 for a year and again from 2012 to 2017 for five years.[3]

  1. ^ "Algeria: Tensions mount as Tebboune and Chengriha butt heads". The Africa Report.com. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Algeria minister to reshuffle housing directors". الشروق أونلاين (in Arabic). 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ Lamlili, Nadia (25 May 2017). "Premier ministre d'Abdelaziz Bouteflika ?" [Abdelaziz Bouteflika's Prime Minister?]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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