Smail Hamdani ( ar, اسماعيل حمداني; 11 March 1930 – 6/7 February 2017) was an Algerian politician. He was
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.
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from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.
Early life and education
Hamdani was born in
Guenzet,
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province in eastern
Algeria
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, on 11 March 1930.
Political career
Hamdani became a member of the
National Liberation Front (FLN).
[ In 1962 when Algeria gained its independence, he was named as chief of staff of the provisional government led by ]Abderrahmane Farès
Abderrahmane Farès ( ar, عبدالرحمن فارس; ALA-LC: ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Fāris''; kab, ⵄⴻⴱⴷⴻⵔⴰⵃⵎⴰⵏ ⴼⴰⵔⴻⵙ, 'Ɛebderaḥman Fares; January 30, 1911 – May 13, 1991) was the Chairman of the Provisional Exec ...
.[ Under the presidency of ]Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella ( ar, أحمد بن بلّة '; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 ...
, Hamdani was appointed ambassador to Belgium. Then he served as information officer and the director of legal and consular affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1970.[
He was ]Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.
Death
Hamdani died in his sleep on the night of 6 February or the morning of 7 February 2017 at the age of 86.
See also
* List of ambassadors to Belgium
* List of ambassadors to France
References
1930 births
2017 deaths
Ambassadors of Algeria to Belgium
Ambassadors of Algeria to France
21st-century Algerian people
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