Belaid Abdessalam

Algerian politician (1928–2020)

بلعيد عبد السلام

Prime Minister of AlgeriaIn office
8 July 1992 – 21 August 1993PresidentAli KafiPreceded bySid Ahmed GhozaliSucceeded byRedha Malek Personal detailsBorn(1928-07-20)20 July 1928
Dehamcha, Sétif, French AlgeriaDied27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 91)
Algiers, Algeria

Belaid Abdessalam (Arabic: بلعيد عبد السلام; 20 July 1928 – 27 June 2020) was an Algerian politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1993.

Biography

Abdessalam was born in Dehamcha, Sétif Province, Algeria on 20 July 1928.^[1] Abdessalam was a nationalist leader in the FLN during Algeria's struggle for independence from France. He was minister of industry and power under the military regime of Houari Boumedienne, and his name was closely connected with the former Algerian state policy of building a base of heavy industry through planned economy. Abdessalam served as Head of Government of Algeria from 8 July 1992 until 21 August 1993. He also hold the portfolio of Minister of Finance.^[2] During his tenure, the Algerian Civil War with Islamist rebels intensified.^[3]

On 27 June 2020, he died at Ain Naadja military hospital in Algiers, aged 91.^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

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^ Slimani, Karima. "Former Prime Minister Belaïd Abdessalam passes away". aps.dz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ "Le moudjahid Belaïd Abdesselam tire sa révérence". aps.dz (in French). 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.