Abdelaziz Belkhadem

Abdelaziz Belkhadem
عبد العزيز بلخادم
Belkhadem in 2002
Prime Minister of Algeria
In office 24 May 2006 – 23 June 2008
President	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Preceded by	Ahmed Ouyahia
Succeeded by	Ahmed Ouyahia
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2000–2005
President	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime Minister	Ali Benflis Ahmed Ouyahia
Preceded by	Youcef Yousfi
Succeeded by	Mohammed Bedjaoui
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-08) 8 November 1945 (age 79) Aflou, Laghouat, Algeria
Political party	FLN

Abdelaziz Belkhadem (/ɑːbdəlɑːˈziːz bəlˈkɑːdəm/ ^ⓘ; Arabic: عبد العزيز بلخادم; born 8 November 1945)^[1] is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria from 2006 to 2008. He was also Secretary-General of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Belkhadem served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2005 and Personal Representative of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from 2005 to 2006; after serving as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008, he was again appointed as Personal Representative of the Head of State in 2008.