Abdelmalek Benhabylès ( ar, عبد المالك بن حبيلس, 27 April 1921 – 28 December 2018) was an Algerian politician. He was born in Chevreuil. He was a chairman of the Constitutional Council from 11 January 1992 until 14 January 1992, thus was acting head of state when the military ousted

Chadli Bendjedid Chadli Bendjedid ( ar, الشاذلي بن جديد; ALA-LC: ''ash-Shādhilī bin Jadīd''; 14 April 1929 – 6 October 2012) was the third President of Algeria and an Algerian Nationalist. His presidential term of office ran from 9 February 19 ...

. He received the 1st Class, Grand Cordon of

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

on 17 December 2012. A fervent nationalist, he was Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1979, and in the latter year was appointed Secretary General of the Republic. He was chair of the Ligue algérienne de défense des droits de l’homme (LADDH). He died on 28 December 2018 at the age of 97.

Honours

;National * National Order of Merit - Athir v

Grand Master of the National Order of Merit ;Foreign * JPN_Kyokujitsu-sho_1Class_BAR

Grand Cordon of

(Japan, 17 December 2012).

References

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