Mohammed Bedjaoui

Mohammed Bedjaoui
محمد بجاوي
President of the International Court of Justice
In office
1994–1997
Vice PresidentStephen M. Schwebel
Preceded byRobert Yewdall Jennings
Succeeded byStephen M. Schwebel
President of the Constitutional Council of Algeria
In office
2002–2005
Preceded bySaïd Boulchair
Succeeded byBoualem Bessaïh
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byAbdelaziz Belkhadem
Succeeded byMourad Medelci
Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals
In office
1964–1970
Preceded byMohamed El Hadi Hadj Smain
Succeeded byBoualem Benhamouda
Personal details
Born (1929-09-21) 21 September 1929 (age 95)
Sidi Bel-Abbes, French Algeria
Alma materUniversity of Grenoble (PhD)
OccupationJudge

Mohammed Bedjaoui (Arabic: محمد بجاوي) (born September 21, 1929 in Sidi Bel-Abbes) is an Algerian diplomat and jurist.[1] He served as Algeria's ambassador to France and the United Nations among other places. He also served as a judge on the International Court of Justice and as President of the Constitutional Council, Algeria's highest judicial authority of constitutionality review.