President of Algeria

President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (Arabic)
Flag of the President
since 19 December 2019
Government of Algeria
StyleMr President (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status
ResidenceEl Mouradia Palace
SeatAlgiers, Algeria
AppointerPopular vote
Term length5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Algeria
Inaugural holderAhmed Ben Bella
Formation15 September 1963
DeputyPresident of the Council of the Nation
Salaryد.ج 700,000 monthly[1]
WebsiteOfficial Webpage
Standard Arabic
Abjadرئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
RomanizationRa’īs al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazā’iriyyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah ash-Sha‘biyyah

The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية, romanizedRaʼīs al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazāʼirīyah al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah al-Shaʻbīyah, French: Président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire) is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces.

The current president is Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who succeeded Abdelaziz Bouteflika on 19 December 2019.

  1. ^ "Algeria: what are the real salaries of its leaders?". Jeune Afrique (in French). 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.