Abdelmadjid Tebboune - 10 things to know with detail
- 1. Abdelmadjid Tebboune is the current President of Algeria, having assumed office on December 19, 2019.
- 2. He was born on November 17, 1945 in Mechria, Algeria.
- 3. Tebboune graduated from the National School of Administration (ENA) in Algiers in 1967.
- 4. He has held several high-ranking positions in the Algerian government, including Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, Minister of Industry and Mines, Minister of Communication, and Minister of Public Works.
- 5. Tebboune served as Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017.
- 6. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2017 before being dismissed from office in October of the same year.
- 7. Tebboune ran for President in the 2019 Algerian presidential election and won with 58% of the vote.
- 8. He has been praised for his efforts to combat corruption and improve the economy in Algeria.
- 9. Tebboune has faced criticism for his handling of the ongoing Hirak protest movement, which calls for political reform and greater freedoms in Algeria.
- 10. He is married and has five children.