Chief of Staff of the People's National Army

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Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire
Incumbent Army general Saïd Chengriha since 23 December 2019
Ministry of National Defense
Type	Chief of staff
Reports to	Minister of National Defense
Seat	Algiers
Appointer	President of Algeria
Formation	4 March 1964
First holder	Colonel Tahar Zbiri
Website	Official website

The Chief of Staff of People's National Army (Arabic: رئيس أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي, romanized: Raʾīs ʾArkān al-Ǧayš al-Waṭanī al-Šaʿbī; French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée nationale populaire) is the highest position in the Algerian People's National Army. It was left empty for many years after Chief of Staff Tahar Zbiri staged a coup attempt against President Houari Boumédiène.

The current chief of staff is Saïd Chengriha, who has served in the position in an acting capacity since the death of Ahmed Gaid Salah on 23 December 2019.