Ahmed Benbitour

Ahmed Benbitour
أحمد بن بيتور
Head of Government of Algeria
In office
23 December 1999 – 27 August 2000
Preceded by Smail Hamdani
Succeeded by Ali Benflis
Personal details
Born (1946-06-20) 20 June 1946
Metlili, Algeria

Ahmed Benbitour (Arabic: أحمد بن بيتور‎) (born June 20, 1946) is an Algerian politician who was Head of Government of Algeria from 1999 to 2000.

Life and career

Born at Metlili, Ghardaïa in Chaamba Arab tribe, Benbitour received his doctorate from Université de Montréal.[1]

Benbitour served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Energy from 1993 to 1994 and as Minister of Finance from 1994 to 1996.[2] [3] Subsequently, he was Prime Minister from December 1999 until August 2000, when he resigned.[4]

Works

  • L' Algérie au troisième millénaire, Editions Marinoor (Algérie), 1998

References

  1. ↑ Phillip C. Naylor (7 May 2015). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-8108-7919-5.
  2. ↑ http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/MNA/2004/12/15/B48958E10A1B9FBF85256F0300052026/1_0/Rendered/PDF/B48958E10A1B9FBF85256F0300052026.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.cg.gov.dz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=437&Itemid=
  4. ↑ The Middle East and North Africa 2004, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 9781857431841
Political offices
Preceded by
Smail Hamdani		 Head of Government of Algeria
1999–2000		 Succeeded by
Ali Benflis


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