Kasdi Merbah

Kasdi Merbah
قاصدي مرباح
4th Prime Minister of Algeria
Head of Government of Algeria
In office
5 November 1988 – 9 September 1989
PresidentChadli Bendjedid
Preceded byAbdelhamid Brahimi (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded byMouloud Hamrouche
Personal details
Born
Abdallah Khalef

(1938-04-16)April 16, 1938
Beni Yenni, Algeria
Died21 August 1993(1993-08-21) (aged 55)
Bordj El Bahri, Algiers
Cause of deathAssassinated
Resting placeAlgiers
Political partyNational Liberation Front (Algeria)
Military service
Battles/warsAlgerian War, Algerian Civil War

Kasdi Merbah (Arabic: قاصدي مرباح, 16 April 1938 – 21 August 1993), whose real name is Abdallah Khalef, was an Algerian politician who served as Head of Government between 5 November 1988 and 9 September 1989 when he was a member of the National Liberation Front. He was assassinated on August 21, 1993.