Abdelaziz Belkhadem
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| Abdelaziz Belkhadem عبد العزيز بلخادم |
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| Assumed office 24 May 2006 |
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| President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Ouyahia |
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| Born | 8 November 1945 Aflou, Laghouat, Algeria |
| Political party | FLN |
Abdelaziz Belkhadem (born November 8, 1945 in Aflou, Laghouat Province, Algeria[1]) (Arabic: عبد العزيز بلخادم) is an Algerian politician and the current Prime Minister of Algeria. He was appointed to that position on May 24, 2006, replacing Ahmed Ouyahia.[2]
A graduate in literature and economics, Belkhadem began his professional life in 1964 as a financial inspector and later was a professor of Arabic literature. In 1972 President Houari Boumédiène appointed him director of international relations to the presidency.
A member of the National Liberation Front (FLN), Belkhadem was elected to parliament (the People's National Assembly) in 1977 from Sougueur in Tiaret, and was re-elected as a deputy from Sougueur in 1982 and 1987. He was the vice-president of parliament from 1988 to 1990, and president of parliament from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of the political bureau of the FLN from 1991 to 1997. Later, he was Minister of State and Foreign Minister from July 2000 to May 2005, and then Minister of State and personal representative of the Head of State (President Abdelaziz Bouteflika) from May 2005 to May 2006.[1]
One of two bombings in Algiers on April 11, 2007 struck near Belkhadem's office. He was not harmed in the attack and condemned the bombings as "criminal and cowardly". At least 23 people were reported killed in the two bombings.[3]
Following the May 2007 parliamentary election, Belkhadem presented the resignation of his government, as expected, and this was accepted by President Bouteflika on June 1. Belkhadem remained in office in a caretaker capacity, along with 11 ministers; the remaining 15, who won parliamentary seats in the election, were required to choose between those seats and their positions as ministers.[4][5] Bouteflika reappointed Belkhadem as Prime Minister in a new government on June 4.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Page at official website.
- ^ "Algeria replaces premier", Al Jazeera, May 27, 2006.
- ^ "Explosions rock Algerian capital", BBC News, April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Algerian cabinet resigns as expected after legislative election", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), June 1, 2007.
- ^ "Algerian PM submits resignation", BBC News, June 2, 2007.
- ^ "Bouteflika names his new government", Reuters (IOL), June 5, 2007.
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