Sabri Boukadoum ( ar, صبري بوقادوم; born 1 September 1958) is an Algerian diplomat who has served as

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since 31 March 2019. He briefly served as acting

Prime Minister of Algeria The prime minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria. Aymen Benabderrahmane has been the prime minister since 30 June 2021. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of t ...

from 19 to 28 December 2019. He was a member of the Algerian government diplomatic team since 2013.

Early life and education

Boukadoum was born on 1 September 1958 in

Constantine, Algeria Constantine ( ar, قسنطينة '), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman Empire, Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honor of emperor Const ...

. He graduated from the

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— Diplomatic Section.

Career

Between 1987 and 1988, Boukadoum was First Secretary at the Algerian embassy in

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. From 1988 until 1992, he worked as Counsellor at the

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. From 1993 until 1996, he was the Director for Political Affairs, the United Nations and Disarmament. From November 1996 until September 2001, Boukadoum served as ambassador to

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. From November 2001 until October 2005, he was Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From October 2005 until August 2009, he served as ambassador to

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. From 2009 until 2013, Boukadoum was the Director General for the Americas in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In December 2013, he was appointed

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of Algeria to the United Nations. In June 2016, Boukadoum was elected Chair of the

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Secretary of State Blinken and Algerian Foreign Minister Boukadoum

From 19 December 2019 until 28 December 2019, he was the Algerian Prime Minister and replaced by

Abdelaziz Djerad Abdelaziz Djerad ( ar, عبد العزيز جراد; born 12 February 1954) is an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 28 December 2019 to 30 June 2021. In September 2021, he was appointed ambassador to ...

. On 2 January 2020, President

Abdelmadjid Tebboune Abdelmadjid Tebboune ( ar, عبد المجيد تبون, ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence. He took over the po ...

appointed Sabri Boukadoum as new Minister of Foreign Affairs. In January 2020, Boukadoum chaired the Ministerial Session of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. The meeting planned to ensure peace and to discuss the organization of the presidential election in December 2021 in Libya. In May 2021, he chaired the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting in Algiers on the situation of

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and access to vaccines.

Personal life

Boukadoum is a

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. Besides speaking

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, he is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. He is married and has two children.

References

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