Ahmed Ouyahia | |
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أحمد أويحيى | |
Prime Minister of Algeria | |
In office 16 August 2017 – 12 March 2019 | |
President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Preceded by | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
Succeeded by | Noureddine Bedoui |
In office 23 June 2008 – 3 September 2012 | |
President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Preceded by | Abdelaziz Belkhadem |
Succeeded by | Abdelmalek Sellal |
In office 11 August 2004 – 24 May 2006 | |
President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Preceded by | Ali Benflis |
Succeeded by | Abdelaziz Belkhadem |
In office 31 December 1995 – 15 December 1998 | |
President | Liamine Zéroual |
Preceded by | Mokdad Sifi |
Succeeded by | Smail Hamdani |
Secretary General of the Democratic National Rally | |
In office 10 June 2015 – 25 June 2019 Acting: 10 June 2015 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Abdelkader Bensalah |
Succeeded by |
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In office 26 January 1999 – 3 January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Tahar Benaibèche |
Succeeded by | Abdelkader Bensalah |
Personal details | |
Born | Iboudraren, Algeria | 2 July 1952
Political party | Democratic National Rally |
Ahmed Ouyahia (Arabic: أحمد أويحيى, romanized: Aḥmad ʾŪyaḥyā; 2 July 1952) is an Algerian politician who was prime minister of Algeria four times (1995–98, 2004–2006, 2008–2012, 2017–2019). A career diplomat, he also served as Minister of Justice, and he was one of the founders of the Democratic National Rally (RND) as well as the party's secretary-general. He is considered by Western observers to be close to the military of Algeria and a member of the "eradicator" faction in the 1990s civil war against Islamist militants.[1] Ouyahia resigned as prime minister in March 2019 following President Bouteflika's announcement that he would not seek reelection, and Ouyahia was arrested in June 2019 for crimes related to corruption. He was later convicted and is currently serving 19 years in jail.