Ahmed Tewfik El Madani (also spelled Ahmad Toufik al-Medani etc.) (1899–1983) was an Algerian

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leader during the Algerian

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(1954–61), and a minister of the GPRA, a provisional

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of the Front de libération nationale (FLN). He belonged to the Association of the

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, an Islamic organization that formed a main pillar of the nationalist movement. After the war, he became minister of religious affairs (1962-1965) an acclaimed

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. Ahmed El Madani produced extensive historical writings in Arabic celebrating the Muslim and Arab ancestors of Algeria.

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1899 births 1983 deaths Algerian rebels National Liberation Front (Algeria) politicians Ambassadors of Algeria to Pakistan Algerian historians 20th-century historians {{Algeria-politician-stub